Fort McCoy archaeologist discovers forgotten historical photos, documents [Image 13 of 14]

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

12.18.1940

Courtesy Photo

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

This photo of entrance stone gates on Fort McCoy’s South Post, shown here Dec. 18, 1940, was completed by the Works Progress Administration at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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 Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 12.18.1940
• Date Posted: 02.21.2021 02:28
• Photo ID: 6526825
• VIRIN: 401218-A-A4608-133
• Resolution: 3632x2117
• Size: 2.81 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US