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The Camp Dix Pictorial Review, Vol. 1

This CD-ROM contains all 10 issues of the Camp Dix Pictorial Review, Vol. 1.  This newspaper was first published as a single 24-page issue dedicated to the construction of Camp Dix in November, 1917.  Monthly publication began in February, 1918, and continued until October, 1918.  Also included is the Camp Dix Pictorial Review Vol. II, No. 1 (an issue dedicated to the 78th Division published in the spring of 1919) and a Special Edition produced in 1919 featuring panorama photographs of the camp, a 2-page map and drawings of division insignia with brief divisional histories.

Aside from presenting an excellent record of the activities at Camp Dix during World War One, these newspapers also provide a wealth of information about the units which trained at or passed through Camp Dix.  The 78th Division was the first division to train there, and the majority of issues 2 through 5 focus on the units of the 78th Division.  After the 78th’s departure for France, the 87th and 34th Divisions utilized Camp Dix, as well as smaller units including the 153rd Depot Brigade, 24th Engineer Regiment, 26th Engineer Regiment, 34th Engineer Regiment, 59th Pioneer Infantry Regiment, Bakery Co. 354, and No. 102 Ordnance Depot Company.  Colored troops from the 349th and 350th Artillery Regiments of the 92nd Division were also among the units briefly stationed at Camp Dix.

A digital image of each page, grouped by issue, is on this CD, along with a consolidated searchable text file of all 11 issues in Volumes I and II.

Price: $45