Name/Title
F.S.A. Trailer Camp. Benicia - Calif.Entry/Object ID
2010.022.0002Description
B/W photograph on a postcard "F.S.A. (Farm Security Administration) Trailer Camp. Benicia - Calif." located at intersection of East Fifth and East M Streets (later Military East). It was organized for workers at the Arsenal. Other temporary housing (duplexes, etc.) can be seen in the background at left.
note: Robert and Ann Marchioni lived for several months in the trailer near the center of the photo (just to the left of the rest room building) before moving to their home at 210 East M Street. The camp opened on October 20, 1941. It would accommadate fifty Arsenal workers and their families.Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection