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Camp Butner - Camp Life
City:
Butner
State:
NC
Don Martin first came to North Carolina as an Army photographer. In this role he documented life at the now-demolished Camp Butner, northeast of Raleigh.
This exhibit contains 47 images of Camp Butner, organized under the following headings:
- Photos of Camp Butner - 20 images of buildings and vehicles
- Images of Camp Life - 19 images of dances, sports, weddings, and religous services. View these in the Image Gallery below.
- Military Training and Personnel - 8 images of service men and women going about their duty
Descriptions of the images are taken from Martin's hand-written notes on the back of each photo. Click on the print icon for a full-size version of the images.
!["Field Meet-Aug 14, 1943, 78th Div. Camp Butner, N.C. Vacant chair was for Libby! [Don's wife]"](https://www.cmstory.org/sites/default/files/styles/test/public/images/DM042.jpg?itok=8EBW4lnY "Don Martin, Camp Butner")
![[no information on back]](https://www.cmstory.org/sites/default/files/styles/test/public/images/DM049.jpg?itok=AjPKsFWq "Don Martin, Camp Butner")
!["78th Div QM [Quartermaster] Dance, Oct. 1943"](https://www.cmstory.org/sites/default/files/styles/test/public/images/DM021.jpg?itok=xsWQPNRU "Don Martin, Camp Butner")
!["78th Div QM [Quartermaster] Dance, Oct. 1943"](https://www.cmstory.org/sites/default/files/styles/test/public/images/DM029.jpg?itok=AY5T76oO "Don Martin, Camp Butner")
