Marines Quantico, Virginia, 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 Marines Quantico, Virginia, 1917, a historic image rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: The 13th Regiment, U.S.M.C., (in "Butler's Colosseum"), Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va.
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Marines Quantico, Virginia, 1917
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Quantico, Virginia, sat along the Potomac River in Prince William County in 1917, a rural stretch about 35 miles south of Washington, D.C. That spring the United States entered the First World War, and the Marine Corps, which had been a small force before the war, began a rapid expansion that sent large numbers of recruits through training camps. The Marines acquired the Quantico site that year to serve as a training ground, and its rifle ranges, drill fields, and temporary barracks were built up quickly. For people in the surrounding county and in nearby Washington, the new camp brought soldiers, construction crews, and wartime demand to a quiet farming area. This panoramic view records a Marine encampment at that formative moment, when the base was taking shape as a permanent home for the Corps.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | woodward |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,015 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | The 13th Regiment, U.S.M.C., (in "Butler's Colosseum"), Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va. |
| Reference | VA Marines Quantico 1917 |
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