Camp Life at Fort Crockett

Subject: 
military life, Fort Crockett
Geographic Area: 
Galveston, Texas
Date: 
ca. 1913
Archives: 
Galveston & Texas History Center, Rosenberg Library
Description: 
Typical camp life for a soldier in the early 1900s. Built in 1897, Fort Crockett (named after David Crockett) was a United States military reservation used for coast artillery training. This photo depicts typical camp life for a soldier in the early 1900s.