Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex., 1918, Texas, 1918 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex., 1918, Texas, 1918. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex., 1918
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Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex., 1918, Texas, 1918
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Fort Crockett, shown here in 1918, was an Army coast artillery post on Galveston Island, named for the frontiersman Davy Crockett and built in the years after the Spanish-American War to defend the Texas coast. That year the post's soldiers worked alongside a civilian population that depended on the port, the railroads, and the longshoremen who loaded ships at the docks. Galveston's wartime role meant its streets, boarding houses, and churches saw a steady flow of enlisted men on leave, while residents adjusted to rationing and to news of casualties from France. The fort's big guns and concrete batteries stood as a visible reminder to islanders that the war had reached their shoreline.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | maurer, joseph m. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,475 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex., 1918 |
| Reference | TX 1918 Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex., 1918 |
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