Birds Eye View [and] Base Hospital Camp Devens, Ayer Mass.
An uncommon pair of photos capturing an important WWI military base in Massachusetts.
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Description
This pair of panoramic photographs was published by the Commercial Photo Shop in Lowell, Massachusetts around 1918. The views show an aerial perspective of Camp Devens and its base hospital shortly after they were hastily constructed as a WWI cantonment. The latter facility was struck hard by the deadly Spanish flu epidemic, with over 800 deaths as a result of the disease in 1918.
Map Details
Publication Date: c. 1918
Author: Commercial Photo Shop
Sheet Width (in): 38.1
Sheet Height (in): 8.3
Condition: B+
Condition Description: Two large panoramic photographs, each heavily worn and torn in the margins and tightly rolled. The B&W image remains intact and in good shape (the seam is a result of the scanner). Blank on verso.
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