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This is a photo showing U. S. Army troops on the grounds of Fort Harker, Kansas. Fort Harker (originally called Fort Ellsworth) was established in 1864 in order to provide protection for the Kansas Stage Line and military wagon trains transporting goods along the Smoky Hill Trail and the Fort Riley Road. The fort closed in 1872 and was located in present day Kanopolis, Kansas. It is from Alexander Gardner's series, Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Date: 1867
Item Number: 215797
Call Number: FK2.E4 K. .1867 *4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 215797
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Military
Built Environment - Function - Defense - Military Facility
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Union Pacific
Collections - Photograph - Gardner, Alexander (photographer)
Date - 1861-1869 - 1867
Military - Equipment - Animals - Horses
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Harker
Military - Facilities - Parade grounds
Military - Service - Army - Artillery
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Service - Army - Dragoons
Military - Service - Army - Infantry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Kanopolis
Places - Counties - Ellsworth
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Harker
Thematic Time Period - Cattle Drives, 1867 - 1885
Transportation - Non-motorized - Riding animals
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Union Pacific
Transportation - Trails - Smoky Hill
Type of Material - Photographs
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