- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Camp Gordon
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1918
- Subject:
- Military camps--United States
World War, 1914-1918
Camp Gordon (DeKalb Co., Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Chamblee, 33.89205, -84.29881
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of United States army soldiers marching in formation as civilians look on at Camp Gordon in Chamblee, Georgia.
Camp Gordon was a training camp for the U.S. Army during World War I. The camp opened in 1917 and was located in Chamblee, Georgia, a few miles north of Atlanta. Camp Gordon was the training ground of the 82nd Division, American Expeditionary Forces. The site was home to the Naval Air Station in World War II, and later, DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 82.182.05
ahc082182005a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/2004
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white glass plate negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
