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Greetings from Camp Callan

Date
c. 1940s
State
California
City
San Diego
Format
Postcard

Artillery imagery and illustrated lettering identify Camp Callan as a military subject. The card names the camp rather than presenting a general greeting from San Diego.

During World War II, the Army used Torrey Pines Mesa for Camp Callan, a coast artillery training post. The site later became Torrey Pines Golf Course. The postcard records the period when artillery training defined this stretch of San Diego.

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