The Snapshots in Time Collection

Gallery: Part 1

Spanning the 1880s through the postwar years, this California military gathering brings together wire photo captions, newspaper clippings, and Signal Corps prints documenting coast artillery guns, National Guard mobilizations during the 1934 San Francisco strikes, and Pacific war games. Its verso captions and studio backmarks name the people and places behind the images.

U.S. Army Small Craft Hauled Out for Repair at a Marine Railway Boatyard, World War II Era

U.S. Army Small Craft Hauled Out for Repair at a Marine Railway Boatyard, World War II Era

Newspaper Clipping: 'Repair Shop' at U.S. Army Fort Baker Marine Facility, Sixth Army, 1949

Newspaper Clipping: 'Repair Shop' at U.S. Army Fort Baker Marine Facility, Sixth Army, 1949

Panoramic Photograph of Military Regimental Review/Parade, U.S. Army Post, circa Late 1930s-Early 1940s

Panoramic Photograph of Military Regimental Review/Parade, U.S. Army Post, circa Late 1930s-Early 1940s

New Recruits Being Processed and Briefed at Headquarters of the 719th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion, California National Guard, Alameda, California, circa 1949

New Recruits Being Processed and Briefed at Headquarters of the 719th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion, California National Guard, Alameda, California, circa 1949

Newspaper Clipping: First Training Roll Call of the 719th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion, California National Guard, Alameda, 1949

Newspaper Clipping: First Training Roll Call of the 719th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion, California National Guard, Alameda, 1949

Cabinet Card Portrait of Lt. Col. George M. Terrill, National Guard of California, Theo. C. Marceau Studio, San Francisco, circa 1888-1898

Cabinet Card Portrait of Lt. Col. George M. Terrill, National Guard of California, Theo. C. Marceau Studio, San Francisco, circa 1888-1898

Reverse of Cabinet Card with Theo. C. Marceau Studio Backmark and Handwritten Identification of Lt. Col. George M. Terrill, National Guard of California

Reverse of Cabinet Card with Theo. C. Marceau Studio Backmark and Handwritten Identification of Lt. Col. George M. Terrill, National Guard of California

120mm Gun M1 on Antiaircraft Mount M1 and 40mm Automatic Gun M1 on Carriage M2A1, Ordnance Museum Display

120mm Gun M1 on Antiaircraft Mount M1 and 40mm Automatic Gun M1 on Carriage M2A1, Ordnance Museum Display

Archival Reference Library Mounting Page, 'U.S. Army-Weapons-Anti-Aircraft' Subject Heading, Dated September 1952

Archival Reference Library Mounting Page, 'U.S. Army-Weapons-Anti-Aircraft' Subject Heading, Dated September 1952

Flag at Half-Staff with Military Honor Guard at Memorial Flagpole, circa 1920s-1930s

Flag at Half-Staff with Military Honor Guard at Memorial Flagpole, circa 1920s-1930s

Verso of ACME Wire Photo LA 4646 - 'Flag at Half Mast,' National Guard Duty Following the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake

Verso of ACME Wire Photo LA 4646 - 'Flag at Half Mast,' National Guard Duty Following the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake

Rows of U.S. Army 6x6 Cargo Trucks in Storage at a Military Motor Pool

Rows of U.S. Army 6x6 Cargo Trucks in Storage at a Military Motor Pool

Verso of UPI Wire Photo Caption - 'Truck Line,' Benicia Arsenal Vehicle Storage Yard, 1961

Verso of UPI Wire Photo Caption - 'Truck Line,' Benicia Arsenal Vehicle Storage Yard, 1961

U.S. Army Truck Towing Heavy Artillery Pieces Before a Public Crowd, Interwar Period

U.S. Army Truck Towing Heavy Artillery Pieces Before a Public Crowd, Interwar Period

Verso of ACME Wire Photo Caption - Fourth Army 250th Coast Artillery 155mm 'Long Tom' Guns, Pacific War Games, 1937

Verso of ACME Wire Photo Caption - Fourth Army 250th Coast Artillery 155mm 'Long Tom' Guns, Pacific War Games, 1937

General View of the Newly Completed U.S. Army Air Field, Marin County, California (Hamilton Field), December 1934

General View of the Newly Completed U.S. Army Air Field, Marin County, California (Hamilton Field), December 1934

Verso of ACME Wire Photo Caption - New U.S. Army Air Field, Marin County, California, December 1934

Verso of ACME Wire Photo Caption - New U.S. Army Air Field, Marin County, California, December 1934

U.S. Amphibious Beach Landing with LST-345, Tanks, and Infantry, Korean War Era

U.S. Amphibious Beach Landing with LST-345, Tanks, and Infantry, Korean War Era

Verso of ACME Wire Photo Caption - 'Sixth Army Invades California,' Operation Duck Amphibious Exercise, November 1946

Verso of ACME Wire Photo Caption - 'Sixth Army Invades California,' Operation Duck Amphibious Exercise, November 1946

Soldiers Unloading Timber from a Railway Boxcar Using Rope and Pulley

Soldiers Unloading Timber from a Railway Boxcar Using Rope and Pulley

Verso of U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph - Handling of 14-Inch Ordnance Shell, 1930

Verso of U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph - Handling of 14-Inch Ordnance Shell, 1930

Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone Inspects 63rd Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Equipment, California Pacific International Exposition Mock War, San Diego, September 1935

Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone Inspects 63rd Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Equipment, California Pacific International Exposition Mock War, San Diego, September 1935

Verso of ACME Wire Photo Caption - Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone Inspects 63rd Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Unit, San Diego Exposition Mock War, September 1935

Verso of ACME Wire Photo Caption - Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone Inspects 63rd Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Unit, San Diego Exposition Mock War, September 1935

'Bayonets Protect Food Distributors' - Army Escort for Produce Trucks During the 1934 San Francisco General Strike

'Bayonets Protect Food Distributors' - Army Escort for Produce Trucks During the 1934 San Francisco General Strike

Verso of ACME Wire Photo Caption - 'Bayonets Protect Food Distributors,' San Francisco General Strike, July 1934

Verso of ACME Wire Photo Caption - 'Bayonets Protect Food Distributors,' San Francisco General Strike, July 1934

Gun Crew Loading Chalk-Marked Heavy Shell onto Shell Truck, Gunnery Range

Gun Crew Loading Chalk-Marked Heavy Shell onto Shell Truck, Gunnery Range

Verso/Caption Sheet for Press Photograph: 14-Inch Coast Artillery Rifle Practice, Fort MacArthur, California

Verso/Caption Sheet for Press Photograph: 14-Inch Coast Artillery Rifle Practice, Fort MacArthur, California

California National Guardsman on Watch Beside Machine Gun Jeep, Watts Riots, Los Angeles, August 1965

California National Guardsman on Watch Beside Machine Gun Jeep, Watts Riots, Los Angeles, August 1965

Verso/Credit Sheet for UPI Telephoto Wire Print, Watts Riots Coverage, August 1965

Verso/Credit Sheet for UPI Telephoto Wire Print, Watts Riots Coverage, August 1965

Airmen Examining an Optical Sighting Instrument on Pedestal Mount

Airmen Examining an Optical Sighting Instrument on Pedestal Mount

Verso/Caption Sheet: Sunset Gun Ceremony and Marine Embarkation Preparations, San Diego, August 1937

Verso/Caption Sheet: Sunset Gun Ceremony and Marine Embarkation Preparations, San Diego, August 1937

Navy Recruit Graduation Ceremony in Large Drill Hall with Packed Spectator Gallery

Navy Recruit Graduation Ceremony in Large Drill Hall with Packed Spectator Gallery

Verso/Caption Sheet: Navy Day Celebration at Chavez Ravine Armory, Los Angeles, October 1940

Verso/Caption Sheet: Navy Day Celebration at Chavez Ravine Armory, Los Angeles, October 1940

Camouflaged Machine Gun Position, 185th Infantry, Fourth Army War Games, San Luis Obispo, August 1937

Camouflaged Machine Gun Position, 185th Infantry, Fourth Army War Games, San Luis Obispo, August 1937

Verso/Caption Sheet: Camouflaged Machine Gun Position, Fourth Army War Games, San Luis Obispo, August 1937

Verso/Caption Sheet: Camouflaged Machine Gun Position, Fourth Army War Games, San Luis Obispo, August 1937

F Company, Pomona California National Guard, Training Under Sergt. M.E. Nichols, Camp Merriam, Fourth Army Maneuvers, August 1937

F Company, Pomona California National Guard, Training Under Sergt. M.E. Nichols, Camp Merriam, Fourth Army Maneuvers, August 1937

Verso/Caption Sheet: Fourth Army Maneuvers Training at Camp Merriam, San Luis Obispo, August 1937

Verso/Caption Sheet: Fourth Army Maneuvers Training at Camp Merriam, San Luis Obispo, August 1937

Public Demonstration of a Heavy Coast Artillery Gun, U.S. West Coast, World War II Era

Public Demonstration of a Heavy Coast Artillery Gun, U.S. West Coast, World War II Era

Verso/Caption Sheet: 14-Inch Railroad Gun Exhibit, Army Day, Fort MacArthur, April 1941

Verso/Caption Sheet: 14-Inch Railroad Gun Exhibit, Army Day, Fort MacArthur, April 1941

Soldier Firing Machine Gun from Wheeled Anti-Aircraft Mount During Training Demonstration

Soldier Firing Machine Gun from Wheeled Anti-Aircraft Mount During Training Demonstration

Associated Press Wire Photo Caption: "Machine Guns Repel Air Attack," 160th California National Guard, Los Angeles, April 6, 1935

Associated Press Wire Photo Caption: "Machine Guns Repel Air Attack," 160th California National Guard, Los Angeles, April 6, 1935

Massed Troops Resting Under Oak Trees During Field Maneuvers, California

Massed Troops Resting Under Oak Trees During Field Maneuvers, California

Wide World Photos Wire Caption — 163rd Infantry, Fourth Army 'Battle of California' Maneuvers, 1941

Wide World Photos Wire Caption — 163rd Infantry, Fourth Army 'Battle of California' Maneuvers, 1941

Military Academy Cadet and Date Sharing Cake at Formal School Social Event

Military Academy Cadet and Date Sharing Cake at Formal School Social Event

Press Photo Backing/Caption Slip: 'Shirley Belle of the Ball at Military Academy' — ACME Wire Photo, Los Angeles, February 19, 1941

Press Photo Backing/Caption Slip: 'Shirley Belle of the Ball at Military Academy' — ACME Wire Photo, Los Angeles, February 19, 1941

U.S. Army Troops Formed Alongside Southern Pacific Railway Cars, World War I Era

U.S. Army Troops Formed Alongside Southern Pacific Railway Cars, World War I Era

Verso Caption Slip: National Guard Troops Arrive in San Francisco During 1934 General Strike

Verso Caption Slip: National Guard Troops Arrive in San Francisco During 1934 General Strike

American Servicemen Resting on Cots in Improvised Barracks Quarters

American Servicemen Resting on Cots in Improvised Barracks Quarters

Verso of Photograph with Handwritten Annotation: "[Na]t'l Guard, June 1934"

Verso of Photograph with Handwritten Annotation: "[Na]t'l Guard, June 1934"

National Guard Infantrymen in Formation with Full Field Equipment, Night Deployment, 1934

National Guard Infantrymen in Formation with Full Field Equipment, Night Deployment, 1934

Project: 218639