Richards Studio D10707-5
Title
Richards Studio D10707-5
Description
In January of 1941 , two new 750,000 gallon water reservoirs were under construction on a hill above the new barracks for the 41st Division Cantonment at Fort Lewis . The new reservoirs were built to supply all of the water needed for the additional 23,000 military men who were expected at the base beginning in February of 1941 . As the Selective Service Act poured more men into the military , more room was needed for the training and housing of these troops . Fort Lewis , and Pierce County , benefited from the stepped up wartime construction . Over 6,500 men were employed daily at the base in various construction projects , many of them local , previously unemployed workers . (T . Times 1/16/1941 , pg . 1 +)
Subjects
Construction--Fort Lewis--1940-1950 41st Division Cantonment (Fort Lewis) Reservoirs--Fort Lewis
Image Date
1941-01-08
Decade
1940s
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Collection
Richards Studio
Series
Richards Studio D10707
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