1917 Panoramic WWI Photo: CAMP TRAVIS TEXAS Battery E345 Field Artillery ARMY

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1917 Panoramic WWI Photo: CAMP TRAVIS TEXAS Battery E345 Field Artillery ARMY:
$65.00

World War I - Original Army Military Photo

Panoramic View of Camp Travis Texas an Army Military Camp today known as Fort Sam Houston

Dated: 1917

Battery \"E\" 345 F.A.N.A. (Field Artillery National Army)

Camp Travis, Texas

Marked: United Film Service in lower right corner

Measures 8\" x 44\"

This listing is for a vintage,old World WarI military camp photofrom an estate sale here in NJ. It has the Army soldiers sitting and standing in front of camp buildings with a trophy in the center on the ground.

Condition of this large panoramic viewis as shown in the photos with this listing. The paper is curled. There are some creases in several places. It hassnips andclips in various places along edges and small pin holes on edges which looks to me like the former owner had the photo hanging up for display. Some discoloration, soiling here and there, rub and scuff, age and use wear to be expected of a photo this old.It will be shipped to the buyer rolled up in a tube container.Please be sure you are ok with all condition items before buying as your satisfaction is important.

I found this information online about Camp Travis for your reference.

History of Camp Travis: Established in 1917 as one of sixteen National Army Camps in preparation for U.S. involvement in World War I. The Camp occupied 18,290 acres, with 5,730 acres adjacent to Fort Sam Houston.The site was selected on 15 Jul 1917 and by 25 Aug 1917 it was ready for the troops and by October 1917 there were 31,000 troops from the 90th US Infantry Division at the camp.The first camp commander was Major General Henry T. Allen who formed and trained the 90th US Infantry Division mainly composed of draftees and volunteers from Texas and Oklahoma. In the early summer of 1918, the 90th US Infantry Divisionleft for the front in France. On 22 Aug 1918 the18th US Infantry Division under the command of Brigadier General George H. Estes was formed at Camp Travis. The 18th Division was in training when the war ended on 11 Nov 1918. After the war ended Camp Travis became a demobilization center and discharged some 62,500 troops over a period of 8 months. The Camp became a part ofFort Sam Houston in 1922.

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