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Caption: "Bird's Eye View. Camp Lewis, Wash.," c. 1918. This postcard shows a bird's eye view of buildings at Camp Lewis. The Camp was established by the U.S. Army in 1917, as part of the U.S.'s preparations for eventual entry into World War I. Rapid construction had the camp ready to house 60,000 men within a few months. The site is still in use as a military facility, under the name Fort Lewis.
Date: 1918
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Caption: "Fort Whitman, Wash," c. 1910. View of Goat Island in Puget Sound, Washington. Goat Island was the location of Fort Whitman, a small coastal defense fortification built in 1909. The fort consisted of a single battery and a mine field patrol and observation outpost. The buildings were torn down in 1945 at the conclusion of World War II.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Santa Fe Trestle, Alhambra Valley," Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Canada," shows exhibits inside the Canadian Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-139.
Date: 1915
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