[World War I Photographica]:

$275 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

12th REGIMENT FIELD ARTILLERY CAMP. FORT MEYER, VIRGINIA. SEPTEMBER, 1917. A fascinating image capturing the 12th Regiment Field Artillery's camp in Virginia while training for service in World War I. The 12th served across France in 1918, including Aisne, Lorraine, St. Mihiel, Ile de France, Aisne-Marne, and Meuse-Argonne, winning not one but two French Croix de guerre for their valiantry in the latter two battles. The Schutz Group photographed a great deal of World War I, including numerous panoramic views of Europe and homefront subjects during the war. The Library of Congress holds over eighty examples of Schutz Group panoramas, though not this one. No copies recorded in OCLC. A rare image of World War I training in the American South.

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