RPPC WWI Coast Artillery Fort Worden Puget Sound WA Real Photo Postcard CAC 12"

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Estate sale find, real photo postcard depicting the Coast Artillery at Fort Worden, "12" Mortar," by Torka Studios, Port Townsend, Washington.
On September 4, 1904, the headquarters of the Harbor Defense Command of Puget Sound was transferred from Fort Flagler to Fort Worden.
By the fall of 1905, Fort Worden was fully staffed with four Coast Artillery companies, and the harbor defense system. The initial armaments consisted of six gun emplacements: Batteries Ash, Powell, Brannon, Quarles, Randol, and Vicars.
Between 1905 and 1910, six additional gun emplacements were added: Batteries Tolles, Stoddard, Benson, Putnam, Walker, and Kinzie. When completed, Fort Worden had 41 artillery pieces, completing its part of the "Triangle of Fire": two 12-inch disappearing guns, two 12-inch barbette guns, two 10-inch disappearing guns, five 10-inch barbette guns, eight 6-inch disappearing guns, two 5-inch balanced pillar guns, four 3-inch pedestal guns, and sixteen 12-inch mortars.
The card measures approximately 3.5" X 5.5" overall, shipping weight approximately 3 ounces.
PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS -  The postcard is in overall Good unposted condition, some signs of wear, rubbing, soiling, age toning, fading, creases, no writing on back, no odors, please see images.
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