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Washington Barracks
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A view of a line of soldiers in the drill field, holding firearms. One officer stands in front of them, and another behind. Two large buildings in the background were built as the officers' quarters of the Washington Barracks in 1901. The Barracks became the Army's center for the training of senior officers to lead large numbers of troops.
1915
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