IMAGE
View of Fort Riley, Kansas, from the Bluff Westward Item Info
- Title:
- View of Fort Riley, Kansas, from the Bluff Westward
- Artist:
- Gaddis, John
- Date:
- May 6, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "1 officers & soldiers quarter // 2 unfinished church // the buildings are [illegible] of limestone // View of Fort Riley, Kansas, from the bluff westward // the distant bluffs // 3 residence of the [sutlers] of the post // 4 flag staff raised by Gen. Lyon since struck by lightening // 5 ajacent [sic] buildings connected with the [sutlers] department // sketched by John Gaddis, of co. E. 12th Regt., // Wisconsin, [illegible] May 6th, 1862 // 6 stables for the accommodation of 90 horses [illegible] // [numerals 1-7] .";Verso: No text.
- Subjects:
- Fort Riley (Kan.) Kansas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Condition:
- Vertical fold; tear 4" long in top right corner; fold in top corners; torn bottom left corner; tears on left edge; rough around all edges; stains; poor condition.
- Place:
- Kansas--Geary--Fort Riley
- Medium:
- graphite and ink on paper
- Dimensions:
- 17.5 x 11.0 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 39.088346, -96.813939
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JG-KA-5-6-62 (Box 10).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4922
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JG-KA-5-6-62
- Collection:
- Panoramas and Landscapes
- Tags:
- Buildings Limestone buildings Panorama Panoramic Landscape Stable Structure
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "View of Fort Riley, Kansas, from the Bluff Westward", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2223.html