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Posted: 28 Jan 2020

Taken: 01 Aug 1918

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Spruce Soldiers and Horses

Spruce Soldiers and Horses
Soldiers in camp with their horses.

One fellow appears to be smoking a cigar.

Taken in or near Raymond, Washington, in 1918.


This is an area of First World War history that is not well-known. There were soldiers working in the Pacific Northwest, helping get the spruce logged and processed to make airplanes, primarily in 1918.


www.swansongrp.com/spruce.html

Image generously lent by a collector and processed with GIMP.

Esther, Malik Raoulda, Ulrich John, have particularly liked this photo

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 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbe et beau témoignage ..!
Bonne soirée
4 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
What a marvelous old photo.
4 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A "MULETEER" IN FRANCE IN WW1
4 years ago.
 Robert Swanson
Robert Swanson club
The history of animal management during WW I is quite interesting. Many horses and mules were killed early in the fighting, which prevented the French from being able to grow sufficient food. So the U. S. sent over vast numbers of animals to France, not only for military use, but to help the French farmers. This all required a huge infrastructure, including special ships to carry the animals over.

I have a postcard from a U. S. training camp, with the return address of a "farrier". The man who could shoe all those animals was very valuable.
4 years ago.

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