Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Texas, 1918 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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, Texas, 1918. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex., 1918, Camp site, Coast Artillery Corps and Marine Corps
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Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Texas, 1918
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In 1918, Galveston had been run by a city commission rather than a mayor and council for nearly two decades, a reform adopted after the 1900 storm. The island's business leaders also worried about the Houston Ship Channel, which opened in 1914 and pulled shipping traffic inland up Buffalo Bayou away from Galveston's wharves. Fort Crockett's batteries on the Gulf side were part of an Army presence that brought uniformed men, supply trains, and payrolls into the island's economy. That autumn, influenza spread through military posts and port cities across the country, and the fort's soldiers faced the same danger as the civilians who shared the island's crowded streets and hospitals.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | maurer, joseph m. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,320 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex., 1918, Camp site, Coast Artillery Corps and Marine Corps |
| Reference | TX b Ft. Crockett, Galveston, 1918 |
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