1st Cavalry Troop, 9th P.T. Regiment, Fort Benjamin Harrison, August 1917

Description:	Fort Benjamin Harrison was established as a training center for the Indiana National Guard in June of 1904 in Lawrence Township, Marion County. During World War I it became one of the largest Army training and mobilization sites in the country because of its proximity to major highways and railroads. In May of 1917 an Army training camp was established there with Colonel Edwin F. Glenn as the commander. The goal was to train 5,000 men to become officers in the reserve corps. They in turn would train the thousands of recruits expected at the fort during World War I. Several local men were accepted as candidates for training as officers in the first group whose three month training session began in May. This cavalry troop of officers is probably part of that first training session at the conclusion of their training in August 1917. The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order. Interpositives are stored in PAN number order.
Origin:	August 1917
Created By:	Bretzman, Charles
Publisher:	Digital image2012 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source:	http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/417
Collection:	Panoramic Photograph Images
Copyright:	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org.
Geography:	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Subjects:	Group portraits United States. Army Military architecture Military camps Military personnel Military uniforms Fort Benjamin Harrison (Ind.) Military officers

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