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Title: Fort Leavenworth, Military Exercise
Description: Army men in formation with cannons and rifles for a military exercise in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Signed on the front, "yours truly Nichols." Handwritten in ink on the back, "To H. C. Keeling/from yours truly/[?] Russy Nichols."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Military Parade
Description: Men of varying ranks in the rifle corps and the military band stand at attention on the grounds before the barracks and homes in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Written on the back in purple pencil, "235 I."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth Soldiers Lounging on a Lawn
Description: Seven sergeants lounge on a lawn in front of the barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Each man has three chevrons on each sleeve of his jacket, indicating the rank of sergeant.
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth
Description: Group photograph of soldiers in uniform with their rifles. In the background, there are men in civilian dress mingling informally with men in uniform. There is also a group of men in uniform on the balcony of the second storey of the barracks in the background. Handwritten on the back in pencil, "Fr./Cv. G./Capt. Bradford/147 I."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Riflemen
Description: Group photograph of men in military uniform holding rifles at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, standing in front of barracks. Handwritten in pencil on the back lower left corner, "234 I/Co. H."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Sergeants
Description: Seven sergeants stand holding their hats wearing military jackets at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. All of their jackets have three chevrons on each arm, indicating the rank of Sergeant.
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Riflemen
Description: Group photograph of soldiers in uniform with rifles at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, standing in front of barrakcs. Handwritten in pencil on the back top right corner, "232 I/Com. E."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Riflemen
Description: Group photograph of Army men in military uniform holding rifles at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, standing in front of the barracks. Written on the back in purple pencil, "143 I."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth: Gateway to the West
Description: Book gives the history of Fort Leavenworth, located by the Missouri River in Kansas, which began as Cantonment Leavenworth in May 1827 and was founded by and named after Colonel Henry Leavenworth. Contains nine chapters and brings the history of the garrison up to the twentieth century. Includes numerous illustrations including photographs, drawings, and maps.
Date: 2000
Object Type: Book

Title: Visit the Oldest Home in Kansas
Description: The Rookery building, located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was built between 1828 and 1832 and is considered the oldest residence in Kansas. The building "housed the post's soldiers and officers, including Andrew Reeder, the first territorial governor of Kansas, William Clark's stepdaughter and a young lieutenant by the name of Douglas MacArthur, who lived there with his mother." The Rookery is just one of 269 homes at the fort listed on the National Register of Historic Places and one of 66 others that are part of a $3 million preservation project. The home is still lived in but will be open to the public to tour during this week.
Date: 2008-11-18
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: New Prison Adds to Fort's Mystique
Description: Fort Leavenworth's new massive $95 million prison complex will replace three military prisons, one at Fort Knox in Kentucky, Fort Sill in Oklahoma, and Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. The new building of the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility has been LEED certified for its environmental design. It has 250,000 square feet with space for 464 beds and sits on 40 acres.
Date: 2010-09-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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