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Title
Civil War era barracks guard house at the Drum Barracks, Wilmington, Los Angeles, circa 1910
Date Created and/or Issued
1910
[circa 1910]
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Pierce (C.C.) Photographic Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
The photograph shows the exterior of a single-story building or shack in dilapidated condition. The structure is constructed of mostly wood. It has two boarded up windows, a sliding door which is shown open, and smaller sized windows with bars. Another building or house is visible in the background.
The Drum Barracks, also known as Camp Drum and the Drum Barracks Civil War Museum, is the last remaining original American Civil War era military facility in the Los Angeles area, located in the Wilmington section near the Port of Los Angeles.
Type
image
Identifier
uclamss_1756_xxxx_b0267
ark:/21198/zz002b1c3j
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Government
Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles
War
Guardhouses--California--Los Angeles--Wilmington
Military facilities--California--Los Angeles--Wilmington
Landmarks
Drum Barracks (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

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