The Snapshots in Time Collection
Panoramic View of the West Cantonment, Presidio of San Francisco, WWI-Era Temporary Barracks
A sweeping hillside view of the Presidio's West Cantonment, where rows of hastily built wooden barracks housed the surge of troops mobilized during World War I. Such temporary 'cantonment' construction, erected across Army posts nationwide in 1917-1918, dramatically expanded the Presidio's capacity to train and house soldiers bound for overseas service. Project: 218572