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Civil War era barracks guard house at the Drum Barracks, Wilmington, Los Angeles, circa 1910

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Title: Civil War era barracks guard house at the Drum Barracks, Wilmington, Los Angeles, circa 1910
Contributor: Pierce, C. C. --(Charles C.), --1861-1946 (collector)
Drum Barracks (Los Angeles, Calif.) (subject)
University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository)
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Pierce (C.C.) Photographic Collection
Rights Information: copyrighted
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Description: 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.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Type: image
Format: 1 photograph : b&w
Identifier: piercephoto:186
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Military facilities -- California -- Los Angeles -- Wilmington
Guardhouses -- California -- Los Angeles -- Wilmington
Place: Wilmington, Los Angeles (Calif.)
Relation: C. C. Pierce Photographic Collection, Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

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