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Fort Riley (Kan.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 3 Records:

Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas photographs and negatives

 Collection
Call Number: RH PH 516
Overview

Two hundred sixty-three photographs, some printed as postcards, and 89 negatives of Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas, during World War I when Camp Funston was used as a training facility. Joseph Pennell is noted as the photographer for some, though not all, of the photographs. The photographs and negatives portray structures and buildings on Camp Funston grounds, as well as soldiers and officers stationed there.

Dates: 1917 - 1919

Camp of Instruction, Fort Riley, Kansas panoramic photograph

 Collection — Folder 1
Call Number: RH PH P2804 (ff)
Overview

Silver gelatin panoramic photographic print of the tent city that made up the Camp of Instruction at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1913, with the Kansas National Guard. Taken by the photographer Joseph Pennell of nearby Junction City.

Dates: 1913

Fort Riley camp photograph

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: RH PH P2799_1]
Call Number: RH PH P2799(f)
Overview

This collection consists of one panoramic photograph on fabric backing. A caption reads "Camp of Instruction. Fort Riley, '08, Pennell photo."

Dates: 1908