Camp Ripley (Minn.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Name Authority File
Scope Note: Camp Ripley (1929-Active) - First established in 1929. Named after Fort Ripley (1), which in turn was named after Major General Eleazar W. Ripley. Active military installation.
Variants include: Minnesota. Army National Guard. Camp Ripley; Minnesota. Army National Guard. Camp Ripley Training Site; Camp Ripley Training Site (Minn.); Camp Ripley National Guard Training Site (Minn.); Camp Ripley Military Installation (Minn.); Camp Ripley Military Reservation (Minn.)
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Camp Ripley, Minnesota Field Training, 1935
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: VM 2
Abstract
Shows scenes of soldiers performing drill exercises and marching around Camp Ripley.
Dates:
1935
Camp Ripley WPA Projects, Part 1, 1937 - 1939
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: VM 2
Abstract
Shows scenes of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) working on projects at Camp Ripley in the mid-1930s. Scenes include the motor repair shop, a warehouse, a warming shed, and images of H.E. Tanner, Sergeant Sam Love, and Harold Round.
Dates:
1937 - 1939
Camp Ripley WPA Projects, Part 2, 1937 - 1939
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: VM 2
Abstract
Shows scenes of the work being done by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) at Camp Ripley. Scenes include the installation of a 15,000 gallon oil storage tank, grading roads, and clearing timber.
Dates:
1937 - 1939