1917 "Camp Gordon, Georgia" fold-out postcard album

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Here is a fold-out picture postcard set showing the Army Cantonment "Camp Gordon" in Georgia, it later became a regular Army Camp. This was made in 1917 and was tinted to give tghe appearance of colour photographs. Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California ([email protected]) If you'd like to get free email scans of these picture postcards of WW1 and WW2, email me to get on the mailing list, its all free!

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Page 1. Birds eye view of the camp. Page 2. Cheerful workers. Page 3. Company street.

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Page 4. First lessons in Army life. 5. Drilling recruits. 6. At attention.

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Page 7. Morning exercise. Page 8. Dinner time in the mess hall. Page 9. Aerial view of the camp.

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Page 10. Washing the dishes. Page 11. Future soldiers arriving at camp.

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Page 12. Officer reading the camp rules. Page 13. Lecturing on military tactics.

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Page 14. Learning the salute. Page 15. Explaining the mechanism of the U.S. Army rifle.

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Page 16. Soldiers making straw mattresses. Page 17. Back cover shows soldiers on a march.

This is the last two cards in this set, will present those of other World War Ome army cantonments. Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California ([email protected]) Get on the free mailing list to get these scans on a daily basis.