Photo #: NH 64595
Benicia Arsenal, California
Camel barns at the Benicia Arsenal, photographed in September
1967 by Aero Photographers of Sausalito, California.
In the 1850s the U.S. Government brought dromedaries to the West
for experimentation in logistics. Lieutenant Edward F. Beale,
USN, used them in survey work. In November 1863 thirty-four of
the animals were moved from southern California to the Naval
Arsenal at Benicia, where they were sold at auction on 26 February
1864.
This photograph shows the buildings in which they were kept.
Whether the buildings have been bricked over, or restored, is
unknown.
Courtesy of Benicia Industrial Park, Benicia, California.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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