Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Levinson Image Collection |
Object ID |
IA.LEV.2022.08-158 |
Accession Number |
2021.006 |
Title |
East Garrison Street Scene at Fort Ord |
Year Range from |
1940 |
Year Range to |
1944 |
Description |
Postcard featuring soldiers walking alongside buildings at Fort Ord, ca. 1940. Mess halls built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) can be seen on far right. Caption beneath the photo reads "Street Scene, East Garrison, Fort Ord, Near Salinas, California." Published by Wayne Paper Box and Printing Corporation, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Letter on the reverse is to Ted Pallari, who is from Wisconsin. It is postmarked Jun 26, 1944. The letter appears to be in another language, but mentions Sacramento and is signed from a woman named Esther. |
Print Size |
5.5x3.5 |
Search Terms |
Fort Ord Postcard East Garrison Street Buildings Barracks Mess Hall Dining Facility DFAC Works Progress Administration WPA Letter Sacramento Esther |