The Snapshots in Time Collection

WWI Envelope Postmarked Camp Lewis (Tacoma, Washington), January 18, 1918, Addressed to Mrs. J. A. Wagener, Ceres, California

WWI Envelope Postmarked Camp Lewis (Tacoma, Washington), January 18, 1918, Addressed to Mrs. J. A. Wagener, Ceres, California

Envelope from a World War I soldier's letter home, postmarked at the Camp Lewis branch post office near Tacoma, Washington on January 18, 1918. Camp Lewis was a major U.S. Army training cantonment; this letter was written by Private Willis W. Wagener to his family in Ceres, California, during his stateside training prior to overseas deployment. Project: 218171