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World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, American

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Camp Penniman Panoramic Photograph

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2003.36
Scope and Contents

Copy of a panoramic photograph of Camp Penniman near Williamsburg, Virginia, taken in 1918. Camp Penniman began as a military base during World War I, then became part of Cheatham Annex, which became part of the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station.

The same photo is part of the Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection, 1858-2015 (Mss 1.09).

Original photograph is at The Library of Congress.

Dates: 1918

Walter B. Anderson Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01751
Content Description

Two diaries kept by Walter B. Anderson during the end of World War I. Anderson lived on Marshall Street in Richmond and attended Richmond College. He writes extensively about local and international current events, as well as student life and the military training he received.

Content warnings for derogatory language and racial statements.

Dates: 1918 - 1919