[Infantry Bivouac, Army Exhibition, Galveston]
Description:
Postcard of an army encampment (a bivouac) at an Army exhibition in Galveston, 1914. Tents are pitched across a grass field, with soldiers seated in groups or walking around them. Larger wooden encampments are visible in the left background, possibly built to resemble the Alamo with barred windows and arched walls. Soldiers stand on the structure, looking out from above. Other Army buildings are in the background at right.
Date:
1914
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Partner:
Private Collection of T. B. Willis