Camp Travis Fort Sam Houston, 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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This rare historic image captures Camp Travis Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1917 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Camp Travis from wireless, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1917
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Camp Travis Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1917
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Camp Travis, built in 1917 on the grounds of and beside Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, was one of the large training cantonments the War Department raised after Congress passed the Selective Service Act that May. Draftees from Texas, Oklahoma, and neighboring states arrived in crowds of tents and newly raised wooden barracks, and the 90th Division trained there before heading overseas to France. San Antonio had long been a garrison town, so the army's presence was already part of local life, but the new camp brought a sudden influx of young men, recruiting, and wartime rules to the city's streets and businesses. For residents in 1917, the camp was less a distant military project than a daily fact of life, shaping the local economy, the trains running through town, and the anxieties of families with sons in uniform.
| 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 × 917 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Camp Travis from wireless, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1917 |
| Reference | TX Camp Travis Fort Sam Houston 1917 |
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