Title	Noon Hour on the Rifle Range at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	PAN_P0062_10X35_PAN0621
Description	In 1906 the new military installation near Indianapolis was officially named Fort Benjamin Harrison, after the former U.S. President from Indiana. During World War I, it became one of the key mobilization and training sites in the country, hosting three officer training camps, medical training camps, and engineering specialists. In June of 1917, as many as 12,000 men resided at the fort, with thousands of others passing through during the war
Subject	World War, 1914-1918 Military personnel Military uniforms Military vehicles
Creator	Losey Photo, 539 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis
Date	1917
Time Period	1910s (1910-1919)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Marion County--Fort Harrison
Source Collection Name	Panoramic Photographs
Source Collection Number	P0062
Accession Number	1983.0428.v2
Digital Collection Name	Panoramic Photograph Collection
Digital Collection Number	dc013
Format of Original	Print, b&w, 10 x 35
Size of Original	10x35 in.
Digital Format	JP2000
Resolution	600 ppi
Destination IN Journey	Destination Indiana World War I Home Front
Copyright Notice	Digital Image © 2010 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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