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Company F, 5th Province Battalion of Engineers, Fort Benjamin Harrison, 1918

Description: Group portrait of Company F of the 5th Province Battalion of Engineers at Fort Benjamin Harrison in 1819. Several hold bugles and a dog is also pictured. The fort 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, hosting three large officer training camps which included a division that trained engineers.
Origin: 1918-10-02
Created By: F. M. Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Digital image 2015 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source: http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/834
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
Military camps
Military education
Military officers
Military training
Military uniforms
Fort Benjamin Harrison (Ind.)
Photography, Panoramic

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