Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, 1918 – Vintage Photo 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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Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, 1918 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Section of 156th Depot Brigade, Camp Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
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Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, 1918
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Camp Jackson sat on the outskirts of Columbia, South Carolina, in 1918, when the United States was deep in the First World War. The army had established the cantonment in 1917 as a training ground for draftees and volunteers, and it grew into one of the larger mobilization sites in the Southeast, drawing young men from across the region into barracks, drill fields, and rifle ranges. For a state whose economy rested heavily on cotton, textile mills, and farming, the camp brought new payrolls and a steady stream of soldiers into the capital's streets and shops. Columbia residents in 1918 knew the post as a place where their sons, brothers, and neighbors trained before shipping overseas, and the influenza epidemic that autumn would soon test the camp and the city alike.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | sargeant, john allen |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--South Carolina |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,313 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Section of 156th Depot Brigade, Camp Jackson, Columbia, S.C. |
| Reference | SC 1918 a Camp Jackson, Columbia |
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