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An officer and his wife standing in front of barracks at Camp Hale. There is snow on the ground and the woman is wearing boots and a fur coat. Trucks and barracks are in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Army officer standing in front of frame barracks during the winter. More barracks visible in right background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
3. Mess Hall
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A mess of men outside the mess hall at Camp Vail. George Frey wrote on the verso, "Mess Call 13th Service Camp Vail".
Despite its namesake, the Camp Vail in this photograph is unrelated to the Vail that would become a booming ski town near George Frey's hometown. Camp Vail was a training center commissioned in 1917 located in east-central New Jersey. Its namesake is Alfred Vail, who worked with Samuel Morse to develop the commercial telegraph....
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"Guard detail at Camp Vail, May 9, 1920" - caption on photo verso. This photograph is in a collection of the army photographs of George Frey, Red Cliff resident, and he is presumed to be in the photograph.
Despite the namesake, Camp Alfred Vail was at United States Army base Fort Monmouth in New Jersey and was a training center for the signal corps. The United States Signal Corps was founded in 1860 and has played integral roles in military communication,...
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"William R. Stanley and myself November 14, 1919" - caption from photo verso.
Appears to located at the barracks at Camp Vail in New Jersey. William Stanley is at right.