Scenes of Camp Fremont California

Published by The Albertype Co.; Published for Hyde's Book Store, Brooklyn, NY, 1917

Collection of 12 real-photo postcards showing various scenes at Camp Fremont, California in publisher's illustrated booklet (3 1/2" x 6"). Finger smudge on right edge of front cover else fine and unused condition of this scarce booklet enclosed in original publisher's mailing envelope (showing a bit of wear). Camp Fremont was a World War I-era military base located in and around the area of Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California. Construction started in July 1917 and the new post was named for John C. Frémont, a US Army officer and government official who was prominent in California during the 1850s. Several new businesses were begun in Menlo Park and Palo Alto to provide goods and services to soldiers at Camp Fremont, many of which stayed in existence after the post closed. Menlo Park received its first paved streets and its first municipal water and gas services during World War I, both of which were constructed by the 8th Division engineers. The post hospital on Willow Road in Menlo Park later became the site of a Veterans Administration hospital. It is now also the location of Stanford University's Arbor Free Clinic. Two popular restaurants, MacArthur Park (which once housed Palo Alto's community center) and the Oasis Beer Garden are both located in former Camp Fremont buildings. MacArthur Park Restaurant was the former YWCA "Hostess House" designed by famed Hearst Castle achitect Julia Morgan in 1918. Camp Fremont gained a new degree of fame when it was referenced as the military base to which Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko was assigned (played by Phil Silvers) in the 1950s television sitcom The Phil Silvers Show. Seller Inventory # 22588

Bibliographic Details

Title: Scenes of Camp Fremont California
Publisher: The Albertype Co.; Published for Hyde's Book Store, Brooklyn, NY
Publication Date: 1917
Edition: First Edition.