Fort Kearney Marker Photos, 1958

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

Fort Kearney Site Marker, 1958: Copyright: 95.1P.365 Ft. Kearney Site Marker, 1958
Fort Kearney Site Marker, 1958

Copyright: 95.1P.365 Ft. Kearney Site Marker, 1958

Name/Title

Fort Kearney Marker Photos, 1958

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.365

Description

Fort Kearney Marker Photos, October, 1958. Two photos of the stone monument that marked the site of Ft. Kearney, Nebraska Territory, before its restoration. b/w. 95.1P.365 = Closeup of tall, thin stone monument. Inscribed: "In Honor of the Soldiers and Pioneers of Fort Kearney, established 1848, discontinued 1871. Erected by David A. Rhone Post 759, Veterans Foreign Wars, 1932. Herman Mattson, Jr., Commander." 95.1P.366 = Distance view of monument, showing the site of Fort Kearney--grassy field with treed background. old digital file name: NE-FtKearney2 & NE-FtKearney3

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1958

Place

Location

Fort Kearney

State/Province

Nebraska

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express

Search Terms

Forts, Fort Kearney, Oregon Trail, Oregon-California Trail

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 26, 2016

Provenance

Notes

Photos taken by SJM Staff photographer