Manoever camp Galveston, Texas, 1911 – Vintage Wall Art
(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 Manoever camp Galveston, Texas, 1911, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Manuever [sic] camp, 1st Seperate [sic] Brigade, Galveston, Tex.
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Manoever camp Galveston, Texas, 1911
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Galveston in 1911 was still rebuilding from the hurricane of September 1900, which killed thousands and wrecked much of the low-lying island. The city had responded by raising its street grade and building a massive seawall along the Gulf shore, and that work was still underway in the years around this encampment. Galveston's harbor and cotton shipments kept it closely tied to the state's commerce, and its wharves ranked among the most important on the Texas coast. An army maneuver camp on the island placed troops on open beaches facing the Gulf, a reminder that the port's position mattered to national defense as well as trade.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Creator | maurer, joseph m. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 703 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Manuever [sic] camp, 1st Seperate [sic] Brigade, Galveston, Tex. |
| Reference | TX 1911 b Manoever camp Galveston |
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