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Ft. Lewis, Draftees Arrive 5
"41st Division - February 1941 - 1st draftees arriving at Fort Lewis - 41st Cantonment area - to be trained by 186th Infantry (National Guard) units"

A semi-permanent military camp made up of many tents in a wooded clearing.  A few soldiers can be seen working or talking just outside of the tents.
"41st Division - Oct. 1940 - first 'homes' at Camp Murray - Ft. Lewis"

Soldiers working on skeletal wooden structures that make up large tents.  Two completed tents can be seen in the foreground.
"41st Division - Oct. 1940" Construction of 1st Squad tents - no floors

A semi-permanent military camp along a dirt road in a wooded clearing.  Some small wooden buildings appear closest, with rows of large tents behind them.
"41st Division - Oct. 1940 - 1st Squad tents - no floors - Long row of latrine buildings for all 15 units of the 186 Inf."

A long row of large tents along a dirt road.  Dozens of soldiers are standing or kneeling outside the tents, looking to be working.
"41st Division E 186 - Oct. 1940 - 1st Squad tents - no floors"

Hundreds of soldiers sitting or standing in relaxed positions in a field.  Some fir tress are seen in the background.
"41st Div. - August 1940 - Fort Lewis back country - A great gathering of the 186th Infantry Companies - Camp Murray pyramidal tents in distance"

Hundreds of soldiers sitting or standing in relaxed positions in a field.  Some fir tress are seen in the background.
"41st Div. - August 1940 - Fort Lewis back country - A great gathering of the 186th Infantry Companies - Camp Murray pyramidal tents in distance"

A military truck in a wooded clearing, facing just the the left of the camera.  A few soldiers are standing near the back of the truck, while a few others are sitting down near a tree to the left of the truck.
"41st Div. - War Games training - Fort Lewis - Infantry officers as umpires - wearing arm bands - to determine whether the Blue Army or the Red Army should be credited with winning a particular 'skirmish"

A heavily wooded area.  Multiple soldiers can be seen walking among the trees.
"41st Div. - War Games training - Fort Lewis - Blue Army advancing toward Red position"

About a dozen soldiers sitting on the ground in a heavily wooded area.  Most of them are sitting up against trees and in full military gear.
"41st Div. - War Games training - Break time - 'take ten' - 10 minute break"
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