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Louis Palenske photographed the ruins at Fort Union at Watrous, New Mexico while on his photographic excursion along the Old Santa Fe Trail. On the reverse of the image is written, "Ruins of Fort Union. This shows ruins of the old hospital building." Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: Around 1928
Item Number: 441082
Call Number: Wabaunsee County Historical Society
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 441082
Built Environment - Function - Defense - Fortification
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Contributing Institutions - Wabaunsee County Historical Society - Louis Palenske Collection
Collections - Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board (KSHRAB) - Kansas Digital Access to Historical Records (KDAHR)
Date - 1920s - 1928
Military - Facilities - Forts
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Union
Places - Other States - New Mexico
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880 - Santa Fe Trail
Transportation - Trails - Santa Fe
Type of Material - Photographs
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