Fort David A. Russell (Wyo.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Geographic subdivision usage: Wyoming Fort David A. Russell
Variant(s): Fort D.A. Russell (Wyo.)
See also: Fort Francis E. Warren (Wyo.)
Found in: Holland, S.L. From mules to missiles, 1987: t.p. (Fort David A. Russell) p. 7-5 (Jan. 1 1930, presidential decree changed name of the post to Fort Francis E. Warren, from Fort David A. Russell)
Programme of athletic sports to take place at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming, on the fourth of July, 1895 on the post parade, 1895
Encycl. of historic forts, 1988 p. 858 (Fort D.A. Russell; originally est. at the point where the Union Pacific Railroad would cross the Crow Creek; designed to protect railroad construction crews, the post was first known as Post on Crow Creek; officially designated Fort D.A. Russell on Sept. 8, 1867; name changed to Fort Francis E. Warren on Jan. 1, 1930; transferred to the Dept. of Air Force on Apr. 1, 1948, and renamed Francis E. Warren Air Force Base)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Guide to the Joseph E. Stimson Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: C-1615
Abstract
The J.E. Stimson Photograph Collection contains the photographs produced by Joseph Elam Stimson during his more than 50 years as a professional photographer in Wyoming. His photographs document the settlement, agricultural, and industrial development of Wyoming, especially along the route of the Union Pacific Railroad and in Southeast Wyoming.
Dates:
1890s-1952; Majority of material found within 1890s-1930s