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Title: Fort St. Vrain
Description: Article about the history of Fort St. Vrain, a fur trading post established on the South Platte River in Colorado by "the Bent and St. Vrain Company" as "a supplement to their famous Bent's Fort on the Arkansas" River. The article describes various operations of and operators in and around the fort, mostly fur traders and emigrants along the Oregon Trail. The fort's primary partner was Marcellin St. Vrain, and its secondary partner was William Bent. It was built in about 1837 and closed in about 1845. Also included are photos of Mr. and Mrs. St. Vrain and the dedication of a monument on its site in 1911.
Date: 1952-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Santa Fe Trail
Description: Illustrated map of the Santa Fe Trail, including additional roads and trails throughout Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Transportation routes from 1540 through 1880 are noted, as well and landmarks, events, and inhabitants of the areas.
Date: 1946
Object Type: Map

Title: Western Forts and Landmarks
Description: Reproductions (7 x 9.5 in.) of paintings signed by artist W. [William] H. [Henry] Jackson. Includes: (1) Fort Hall, Idaho, 1837; (2) Fort Laramie, Wyoming, 1842; [Fort] Laramie from Fremont, 1842"; and (3) Independence Rock, Wyoming as seen from the old Oregon Trail. All have written on the back: "Oregon Trail Memorial Association."
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Residence
Description: Unidentified man and woman standing on the porch of a house in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Handwritten in pencil on the back top right corner, "273 I."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

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, Residence
Description: A group of men in military uniform stand outside the front of a residence. Women and children are on the balcony of the second storey. Handwritten in pencil on the back, top right corner, "150 I."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Row of Houses
Description: Row of houses in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where officers' families resided. Signed on the front, "Yours Truly/Nichols" Handwritten on the back in ink, "To H. C. Keeling/from/yours Truly/C. A. Russy Nichols."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Residence
Description: A house located in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with four boys, two girls, and two women seated on the porch. Written in pencil on the back, "260 I/Capt. Huf?'s/Fort."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Residence
Description: A group of three men and three women sit on a porch outside a house in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In their yard is a piece of furniture fashioned out of tree branches.
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 Residence
Description: A family sits on the stairs and porch of a house in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Written on the back in pencil, "269 I/Lieut Guard/To be shown Capt. Vauer."
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 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, 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: A Summer on the Plains
Description: Author recounts a stage ride on the Smoky Hill route into Kansas and being with General Hancock, General Custer and General Sherman and the cavalry dealing with the Indians, especially the Cheyennes. Mentions the various western forts in Kansas at the time. He mentions the half breeds, especially Charley Bent.
Date: 1868-02
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Bean-Sinclair Party of Rocky Mountain Trappers, 1830-32
Description: Historical article about trapping explorations of the early 1830s, following developments in the early 1800s by the Chouteaus and Osage Indians, among others, starting in and around Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Bean-Sinclair party, ultimately financially unsuccessful, occurred in 1830. It was led by Robert Bean, who left Fort Smith after adverising in the Little Rock Gazette for help and encountered problems with Comanches. Alexander Sinclair as a member of the party also went in 1831 and met Kit Carson's band in 1832 at a rendezvous. Sinclair was killed at the Battle of Pierre's Hole, which was written about by Washington Irving. Other expeditions mentioned are Gantt and Blackwell in 1831 and Bonneville and Wyeth in 1832.
Date: 1954-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and Company
Description: There are numerous references in the book to the Chouteau family and in particular Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and his involvement in the fur trade on the upper Missouri River. The focus of the book is the history of Fort Union, a fort of the Upper Missouri Outfit. The working arrangements between the Indians and fur traders early on is contrasted between the later dealings of the Indians with the U.S. government and the military.
Date: 2001
Object Type: Book

Title: Searching for Sibley's Fort
Description: Article describes archaeological testing conducted in June 2004 to determine the site of Sibley's Fort near Arrow Rock, Missouri. Includes a brief documentary history of the fort, which was completed in October 1813 to serve the Osage Indians during the War of 1812. Article includes a map of the area, as well as a summary of archaeological evidence of the fort's possible locations.
Date: 2005-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

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