Fort McCoy archaeologist discovers forgotten historical photos, documents [Image 5 of 14]

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

04.29.1943

Courtesy Photo

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

This photo of stone gates on Fort McCoy’s South Post, shown here April 29, 1943, was completed by the Works Progress Administration at Fort McCoy, Wis. The gates were completed on June 25, 1941, and are still standing next to Highway 16 at the installation. In late 2020, Fort McCoy Archaeologist Ryan Howell with the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch was alerted to an old filing cabinet in one of the post’s older buildings that contained this photo and decades-old real property books. Howell said the find, which includes dozens of photos and documents about now-demolished architecture on Fort McCoy’s South Post, is special. It offers a variety of information about what the installation was like from 1909 to the early 1940s, including a full description of the installation’s oldest remaining structures. (U.S. Army Historical Photo)

• Date Taken: 04.29.1943
• Date Posted: 02.21.2021 02:28
• Photo ID: 6526814
• VIRIN: 430429-A-A4608-419
• Resolution: 3247x1709
• Size: 1.17 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US