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Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Undated photograph of tank maneuvers at Fort Lewis. Copy made by photographer Marvin Boland on May 18, 1934. G70.1-010
Tanks (Military science)--Fort Lewis;
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Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Undated photograph of tank maneuvers at Fort Lewis. Copy made by photographer Marvin Boland on May 18, 1934. G70.1-010
Tanks (Military science)--Fort Lewis;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
A copy was made by photographer Marvin Boland on May 18, 1934, of this picture of a tank running over a man-made wood-and-dirt obstacle during maneuvers at Fort Lewis. Date of original photograph is not known. G70.1-018
Tanks (Military science)--Fort Lewis;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Exterior view of the Fort Lewis Hospital as seen on February 9, 1932. This is the same photograph as Boland B24470 except for the addition of Mount Rainier (then called Mount Tacoma by locals). New permanent brick buildings like this hospital continued to be built in the early 1930s at Fort Lewis to replace the WWl-era wooden structures.
Hospitals--Fort Lewis; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
This was the newly built Fort Lewis Hospital as viewed on February 9, 1932. TPL-644; G70.1-037
Hospitals--Fort Lewis; Fort Lewis Hospital (Fort Lewis);
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
6th Engineers, 1st Battalion barracks at Fort Lewis photographed at the end of 1931. G70.1-023 TPL-10320
Barracks--Fort Lewis;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
This photograph of the 6th Engineers, 1st Battalion barracks at Fort Lewis is nearly the same as Boland B24356 with the added entry of Mount Rainier (then called Mount Tacoma) and woods. The original photograph was taken on December 29, 1931; this photograph, taken slightly closer to the barracks, was snapped on January 23, 1932.
Barracks--Fort Lewis; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
26 soldiers pose at Fort Lewis on July 22, 1930. They may have been part of Field Artillery or Cavalry. Each apparently has the crossed rifle or saber insignia worn on the collar. G69.1-141
Military personnel; Fort Lewis (Wash.);
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
The 1930 Washington National Guard encampment, held on the grounds of Camp Murray, was called "Camp Dent." The Headquarters Company, 2nd Bn., 161st Infantry posed in front of their building on June 23, 1930. G69.1-136
Camp Murray (Wash.); Washington National Guard, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 161st Infantry, (Wash.); Military personnel;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
These are non-commissioned officers from the Washington National Guard's 146th F.A., B Battery, as pictured at Camp Dent on June 28, 1930. Camp Dent was the 1930 encampment held on the grounds of Camp Murray. For two weeks 2600 officers and men including nearly 400 Tacoma-area residents participated in the annual summer maneuvers. G69.1-145 (TNT 6-13-30, p. 1-article on encampment)
Washington National Guard, Battery B, 146th F.A. (Tacoma); Military personnel; Uniforms; Camp Murray (Wash.);
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
This group of buglers were from the 161st Infantry who were participating in the Washington National Guard 1930 encampment at Camp Murray. Each encampment was given a different name; in 1930, it was called "Camp Dent." G77.1-042
Washington National Guard, 161st Infantry (Wash.); Bugles; Military uniforms; Military personnel;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
These are the non-commissioned officers of the 146th F.A. at Camp Dent, the 1930 encampment of the Washington National Guard held at Camp Murray in June of that year. G69.1-144
Washington National Guard, 148th F.A. (Tacoma); Military personnel; Military uniforms;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Twelve non-commissioned officers from the 146th F.A., E Battery, pose in the grassy fields of Camp Dent, the 1930 Washington National Guard encampment on the grounds of Camp Murray. All are in uniform with several wearing whistles and chains. They were participating in the annual summer maneuvers which occurred in the last two weeks of June. G69.1-146
Washington National Guard, Battery E, 146th F.A. (Tacoma); Military personnel; Uniforms; Camp Murray (Wash.);
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
These are non-commissioned officers from the 161st Infantry, I Co., posing between tents at Camp Murray on June 18, 1930. They were part of the two-week encampment of the Washington National Guard participating in the annual summer maneuvers. 2600 officers and men from around the state would be on hand. G69.1-143 (TNT 6-13-30, p. 1-article on encampment) TPL-10318
Camp Murray (Wash.); Tents--Camp Murray; Military personnel; Washington National Guard, 161st Infantry, Company I (Wash.);
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
This photograph taken in December, 1929, is of the aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Lexington, who came to Tacoma's rescue in an acute power crisis due to severe drought conditions. Power cables run from the ship's generator to a transformer on Baker Dock. About this time rain finally started to fill the lakes necessary for the operation of power plants; with the addition of the Lexington's auxiliary power, Tacoma was able to once again function normally. The Lexington stopped power deliveries to Tacoma on January 16, 1930, and departed for San Francisco the following day. TPL-1857; G71.1-118
U.S.S. Lexington (United States Navy); Aircraft carriers--United States; Power shortages--Tacoma; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Around 1922, Marvin Boland took this photograph of the main gate and entrance to Camp Lewis (now Fort Lewis). The gate was erected toward the end of the year in 1917 and paid for by a subscription fund set up by the employees who constructed the main buildings at the Camp. In 1917, Pierce County donated 70,000 acres to the federal government for the establishment of a military base. Construction began July 5, 1917 and in the span of 90 days, 10,000 men built 1,757 buildings and 422 other structures. They installed lighting, plumbing and heating and started on streets, roads and railway spurs. They were so proud of their work that when the construction was completed, the workers subscribed $4,000 to build the main gate. The gate is still standing, although was moved from its original location due to the construction of Highway I-5. TPL-7070 (www.lewis.army.mil)
Camp Lewis (Wash.); Fort Lewis (Wash.); Military camps--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Five soldiers from the 10th Field Artillery sit on the ground in from of a small tent, mess kits in hand, at Brown's Farm, Nisqually, Washington, on August 15, 1932. TPL-7094
Soldiers--1930-1940; Military life--1930-1940;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Soldiers from the 10th Field Artillery lead a line of horses along a fenced road at Brown's Farm, Nisqually. TPL-7100
Military life--1930-1940; Horses; Soldiers--1930-1940;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Photograph of the 1935 Army Day Parade on 2nd Avenue, Seattle. Crowds of people watch army trucks roll by. The buildings in the background including the National Cash Register Co. at 1919 2nd Ave. TPL-7105
Military parades--Seattle--1930-1940; Military vehicles--Seattle--1930-1940; National Cash Register Co. (Seattle);
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Four soldiers from the 10th Field Artillery rest on the ground in a field at Brown's Farm, Nisqually. Horses and equipment behind them. Photograph taken on August 15, 1932. TPL-7095
Soldiers--1930-1940; Military life--1930-1940;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Soldiers from the 10th Field Artillery in a military encampment at Brown's Farm, Nisqually. TPL-7097
Military camps--1930-1940; Military life--1930-1940; Soldiers--1930-1940;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Soldiers from the 10th Field Artillery lead horses through a gate in a fence at the military camp on Brown's Farm, Nisqually. TPL-7098
Military life--1930-1940; Military camp--1930-1940; Horses;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Group of soldiers fro the 10th Field Artillery sit in a field at Brown's Farm, Nisqually, eating from their mess kits. Tents and wagons in background. TPL-7099
Military life--1930-1940; Soldiers--1930-1940;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Soldiers from the 10th Field Artillery, Fort Lewis, gather in a field in South Tacoma on July 3, 1931. Along the road behind them are several businesses including The Moon lunch room and a building with a sign that says Dew-kist Farm. There is also a fireworks stand. TPL-7088
Soldiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fireworks--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
A group of soldiers, 10th Field Artillery, sit on the ground in a field at Brown's Farm, Nisqually, on August 15, 1932. They are eating from mess kits. A military mess wagon can be seen in the background. TPL-7096
Military life--1930-1940; Soldiers--1930-1940;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
U.S.S. Lexington tied up at old Baker Dock below Stadium Bowl, December, 1929. Power cables are attached to her side. Tacoma received an early Christmas present as the large aircraft carrier was used as an auxiliary power plant to lend a helping hand to the City suffering from severe drought conditions. During its one month stay, it provided over four million kilowatt hours of electricity to a city whose residents had been utilizing candles, kerosene lamps, and living with dim streetlights and smaller night shifts. The Lexington made its last power deliveries to Tacoma on January 16, 1930, and departed for San Francisco the following day. TPL-1936; G71.1-117.
U.S.S. Lexington (United States Navy); Aircraft carriers--United States; Power shortages--Tacoma;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Once Camp Lewis became officially designated as a Fort in September of 1927, money was appropriated to build permanent structures including new barracks. The exteriors of these new living quarters look nearly complete although landscaping is non-existent.
Barracks--Fort Lewis; Building construction--Fort Lewis--1920-1930;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Newly constructed building at Camp Murray. This one-story concrete structure was located near railroad tracks at Camp Murray in January of 1928. Camp Murray is the home of the Washington National Guard. G77.1-005
Camp Murray (Wash.);
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Close-up view of recessed entryway of newly constructed building located at Camp Murray in January of 1928. See B17968 for general view of concrete building. G77.1-004
Camp Murray (Wash).; Doors & doorways--Camp Murray;
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
Main gates of Fort Lewis. The gates were built in 1917 using field stone and squared logs and paid for by a subscription fund set up by the employees who constructed the main buildings of (then) Camp Lewis. The cost was $4000. Camp Lewis was designated as a permanent Army post and officially became Fort Lewis in September of 1927. G69.1-159 TPL-10315
Gates--Fort Lewis; Military facilities--Wash.; Fort Lewis (Wash.);
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
On September 14, 1927 Colonel Charles Lindbergh circled his famous craft, "The Spirit of St. Louis," over the Fort Lewis parade grounds as a 12-gun salute was fired in his honor on the orders of Brig. Gen. Richmond P. Davis. In May of 1927, Col. Lindbergh had made the first successful solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Prior to his arrival at Fort Lewis, Col. Lindbergh made an unexpected pass over Cushman Hospital and performed stunts for the benefit of the disabled veterans. His flight to Tacoma was part of a round-the country tour to promote aviation. (TDL 9-14-27, p. 1, 9-15-27, p. 3) TPL-953; G67.1-124 (see also G69.1-129)
Cannons--Fort Lewis; Artillery (Weaponry)--Fort Lewis; Airplanes--Fort Lewis; Lindbergh, Charles--Associated objects;