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Excerpt from meeting minutes of the State Advisory Board on Law Enforcement; Discussion on the return of Japanese and interactions with servicemen
Date: January 5, 1945
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Caption: "155 M/M Guns -- Camp Lewis," c. 1920. Scene with several 155 millimeter caliber field guns ready for transport at Camp Lewis, Washington.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "6" Disappearing Gun," c. 1915. Side view of a 6" disappearing gun in a barbette (gun emplacement). Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
Date: 1915