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Item
Title
D71185-2
Date(s)
- 1952-12-10 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
The construction of new housing on base progresses as workers continue to set plywood forms into place. A crane is shown lowering a portion of plywood in this December, 1952, photograph. Due to the influx of thousands of new personnel to the Puget Sound area, Fort Lewis and other military locations experienced the necessity of building additional facilities to house and train them. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Progress photographs--1950-1960; Building construction--Fort Lewis; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);