220.1255.1-5

220.1255.1-5
Panoramic photograph of Camp Dodge, Iowa, a World War I installation, looking from the west to the east, shows the sweep of the camp. Located northwest of Des Moines, Camp Dodge was an important U.S. Army training camp. Thousands of soldiers from midwestern states were trained here in 1917 and 1918. Two thousand buldings and miles of concrete streets were built. Today [2004], it is the headquarters of the Iowa National Guard. (See also: 220.1256.1-5 and 220.1257.1)
Citation: 220.1255.1-5
Year: 1918 (approx.)