Camp Funston, Lions Springs, Texas, 1917 – 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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Camp Funston, Lions Springs, Texas, 1917 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Officiers [sic] Training Camp, Camp Funston, Lions Springs, Texas, 1917
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Camp Funston, Lions Springs, Texas, 1917
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This 1917 panoramic photograph is labeled Camp Funston, Lions Springs, Texas, but I cannot confirm a Texas place by that name. Camp Funston was the wartime cantonment at Fort Riley, Kansas, named for General Frederick Funston. After the United States entered the First World War in April 1917, the Army raced to build training camps, filling them with barracks, mess halls, and drill grounds for draftees and volunteers. Texas hosted several of these, including Camp Travis near San Antonio, Camp Bowie at Fort Worth, and Camp Logan at Houston. Fort Riley's Camp Funston later became widely known in 1918, when an influenza outbreak broke out among its troops.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | henningsen, c.w. (carl william) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 807 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Officiers [sic] Training Camp, Camp Funston, Lions Springs, Texas, 1917 |
| Reference | TX 1917 Camp Funston, Lions Springs |
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