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Description
Photograph of a view of the Oakland camp of the Seventh Regiment of California troops during the Spanish-American War, August 1899. A long swath of tents is visible striping a hill in the background, arranged into three rows. In the foreground, several buildings can be seen advertising commercial ventures, while to the left a long stretch of paved road slants in from the foreground. One of the signs on the buildings reads "Hamman Baths [...]". The troops of the regiment were presumably from Los Angeles. Picture file card reads "Spanish War Volunteers".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprints, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
Alameda County--Oakland--General U.S. History--Spanish-American War--California Volunteers War Military United States--History--War of 1898 Military areas
Time Period
1899-08-01
Place
Alameda California Oakland USA
Source
1-48- [Microfiche number] 12600 [Accession number] CHS-12600 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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