According to the introduction, "Here is your Camp Wolters, a photo-record of faces and places to hold for you the memory of your first days in Our Army at this infantry replacement training center." The booklet includes photographs and a commentary regarding different sorts of training and exercise, meal times, recreational activities, and camp buildings.
Publisher Info:
"This book planned and printed in Gravure by the Ullman Company, Brooklyn, N. Y."
Place of Publication:
Brooklyn, New York
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Boyce Ditto Public Library
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According to the introduction, "Here is your Camp Wolters, a photo-record of faces and places to hold for you the memory of your first days in Our Army at this infantry replacement training center." The booklet includes photographs and a commentary regarding different sorts of training and exercise, meal times, recreational activities, and camp buildings.
Physical Description
[30] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
There are two stamps in black ink on the front cover; the first says, "Property of the 61st 8n. Recreation Hall" and the second says, "Boyce Ditto Public Library" and includes the library's address. The same stamps appear on the back cover and other pages of the book.
This book is part of the following collection of related materials.
Pictorial History of Fort Wolters
The diverse military history of Fort Wolters been documented and preserved in these materials. Col. Willie H. Casper compiled the multi-volume collection. Casper was deputy commander of the fort from 1965 to 1971.
A Camera Trip Through Camp Wolters: A picture book of the camp and its activities,
book,
Date Unknown;
Brooklyn, New York.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46565/:
accessed April 27, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.