The Snapshots in Time Collection
"The Cantonment & Tennis Courts," Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 1917
Captioned 'The cantonment & tennis courts,' this 1917 photograph documents the rapidly expanding barracks and recreational facilities at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California during World War I. As the Navy's first Pacific coast base, Mare Island saw significant construction to house the influx of sailors and Marines training there as the United States mobilized for war. Project: 218551