Fort McCoy archaeologist discovers forgotten historical photos, documents [Image 6 of 14]

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

05.31.1927

Courtesy Photo

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

This photo of a kitchen and a mess hall on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis., shown here May 31, 1927, shows workers completing area beautification efforts around the building. The building that was part of then-Camp McCoy is no longer on 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: 05.31.1927
• Date Posted: 02.21.2021 02:28
• Photo ID: 6526815
• VIRIN: 270531-A-A4608-873
• Resolution: 3977x2285
• Size: 2.82 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US