Base Hospital, Camp MacArthur, Waco, 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 Base Hospital, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, 1918. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Panoramic view, Base Hospital, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, April 9th, 1918
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Base Hospital, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, 1918
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Camp MacArthur was built in 1917 on the edge of Waco, Texas, as a training cantonment for the National Army, and by 1918 it housed the 77th Division, made up largely of draftees from New York City. Waco was a railroad and cotton-trading town on the Brazos River, and the camp brought soldiers, workers and visitors into its streets and shops. This view shows the base hospital, a complex of wards where medical staff treated men training for service in France. That autumn, influenza swept through army camps across the country, and hospitals like this one filled quickly with sick recruits. Local residents knew the camp as a major wartime presence that reshaped their town's economy and daily routines.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | gildersleeve, fred a. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,047 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panoramic view, Base Hospital, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, April 9th, 1918 |
| Reference | TX 1918 Base Hospital, Camp MacArthur, Waco |
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