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Wilmington Drum Barracks

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Wilmington Drum Barracks

Description: A photograph of the Wilmington Drum Barracks in 1928. The building was the officers' quarters and was the site of the first telegraph station in Southern California.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1928
Call number: photCL Pierce 06068
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