Officers, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, 1917 – 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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Step back in time with Officers, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, 1917, a historic image rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Officers, 32nd Division, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Tex., Dec. 23, 1917
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Officers, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, 1917
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In 1917, Waco, Texas, was a Brazos River market town built on cotton, cottonseed processing, and railroad traffic. That spring the United States entered the First World War, and the Army chose the land around the city for Camp MacArthur, a training post for the National Army's draftees and volunteers. The camp brought new payrolls, boardinghouses, and a steady flow of soldiers into town, and local businesses and the Baylor University community felt the change. This photograph shows the camp's officers, the men who were drilling new recruits into units for service overseas. For Waco residents, the post was the most visible sign that the war had arrived in Central Texas.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | gildersleeve, fred a. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,241 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Officers, 32nd Division, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Tex., Dec. 23, 1917 |
| Reference | TX 1917 Officers, Camp MacArthur, Waco |
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