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Aerial View of Fort Benning, Georgia

70-3259
Accession Number
70-3259
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 337952468
Related Collection
Matthews, Francis P. Papers
Keywords
Aerial photographs
Military bases
Military education
Presidential trips
HST Keywords
Georgia - Fort Benning
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Description
Aerial view identified as the main post area of Fort Benning showing the Infantry School in the foreground and the horseshoe-shaped Quartels (barracks) in the right background. At the time Fort Benning occupied 285 square miles and had a military population of 26,000. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Ga., 21 April 1950. Visit of Harry S. Truman, President of the United States."
Date(s)
April 20, 1950