Barracks under construction at Pine Camp. Trimmed trees were used as telegraph poles, set along dirt road. 1920s. Fort Drum area. Note: Pine Plains/Pine Camp started in 1908, became Camp Drum in 1951, and Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was used for winter training of military personnel, and became home to the […]
This overhead shot of Pine Camp shows layout of tents and roadways. Circa 1930s. Fort Drum area. Note: Pine Plains/Pine Camp started in 1908, became Camp Drum in 1951, and Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was used for winter training of military personnel, and became home to the 10th Mountain Division.
An early office at Pine Camp was set up in a New York Central railroad car. The caption says: “We now have our office in a car.” 1910. Fort Drum area. Note: Pine Plains/Pine Camp started in 1908, became Camp Drum in 1951, and Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was used for […]
15th Field Artillery troops at Pine Camp during tent inspection, during World War I. Summer of 1918. Fort Drum area. Note: Pine Plains/Pine Camp started in 1908, became Camp Drum in 1951, and Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was used for winter training of military personnel, and became home to the 10th […]
Pine Camp ski troops on a training mission for action during World War II. Note gas maks. Circa 1940s. Fort Drum area. Note: Pine Plains/Pine Camp started in 1908, became Camp Drum in 1951, and Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was used for winter training of military personnel, and became home to […]
Soldiers photographed by Schuyler outside Madison Barracks. Circa 1870. Sackets Harbor, NY.
Soldier with gas mask training for Word War I at the Plattsburgh Training Camp. Circa 1918. Donated by the Sheldon family. Plattsburgh, NY.
Practice at trench digging, part of WWI training exercises at the Plattsburgh Training Camp. Circa 1918. Donated by the Sheldon Family. Plattsburgh, NY.
Plattsburgh military training camp. Unidentified soldiers pose with cannon. Summer 1918. Donated by the Sheldon family. Plattsburgh, NY.
Families load property and cattle onto trucks as part of the evacuation to make room for Pine Camp (military training site) in 1941. Near Philadelphia, NY.
