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- 1951-04-04
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
The main gate at Fort Lewis for Farmers Insurance. The sign for the Transportation Center is to the left of the main street. The post school appears to be to the right. This 91,000 acre military encampment was "born" Jan. 6, 1917 when citizens of Pierce County voted a $2 million bond issue to purchase the land to be given to the army. It was the entry point for most army recruits stationed in the west, they came to Fort Lewis for training prior to their final assignments. TPL-8310
Military camps--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fort Lewis (Wash.);