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4th Artillery Headquarters after the hurricane, Texas City

Original Creation Date: 1915-08-16

Coverage:

(Place) United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City
(Era) New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
(Date) 1915-08-16

Description: A group of soldiers sit and stand on a pile of wooden debris in a pathway between two rows of wooden Army buildings. The building on the left has no roof, but the roof beams remain. Soldiers have rolled-up sleeves, unbuttoned tunics and one soldier is hatless.

Wording on phot front "4th Art. Hdqs. after the hurricane, Texas City." Wording in pencil on photo back "Aug. 16, 1915." The number "10." is written in the right hand corner.

Physical Description: 1 photographic postcard : b&w ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.

Language: No Language

Subject(s):

(UNTL-BS) Military and War - Personnel
(UNTL-BS) Texas Landscape and Nature - Natural disasters - Hurricanes
(LCSH) United States. Army. 2d Division. 4th Artillery
(TGM) Debris - Texas - Texas City - 1915
(TGM) Hurricanes - Texas - Texas City - 1915
(TGM) Postcards

Keyword(s):

Texas City Army Camp, 1913-1915

Added Title: Fourth Artillery Headquarters after the hurricane

Institution: Moore Memorial Public Library |

Collection: Rescuing Texas History through the Digitization of At-risk Photographs and Maps

Identifier: Accession or Local Control No : nbphalb_11

Resource Type: Image-Photograph

Format: Image

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