
There’s
a lot happening in this photo of an Army encampment near today’s
Submarine Base, with Presidio Hill — which wouldn’t become Presidio Hill
until 1929 — hidden way in the distance. Someone has a home with a view
on the hill, and a trail that may have become today’s Rosecrans Street
is apparent at the base of the hill. That appears to be a
livestock enclosure in the right foreground with soldiers gathered for
“chow” near the white tents. I see a cart and white horse (or
mule) and soldiers standing around a campfire as well. Maybe
they’re preparing lunch. I suspect the “Camp San Diego” writing is
tongue-in-cheek, as I could find no instance of a permanent Army camp
anywhere near Point Loma.