FORT SNELLING:
An Inventory of a Negative Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
OVERVIEW
| Title: | Fort Snelling negative collection. | |
| Dates: | circa 1920-1938. | |
| Abstract: | Includes views of Fort Snelling. Exterior and interior views of several buildings are shown. Many views feature construction and rehabilitation work done on the Fort as part of Works Progress Administration projects. | |
| Quantity: | 82 negatives : black and white, safety film, some nitrate ; 5x7 in. and smaller | |
| Location: | I.394: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Fort Snelling Negative Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV2008.133
Processing Information:
Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, March 2009.
Catalog ID number: 990068175610104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| I.394.1-3 | Officer's Club, circa 1930. | ||||||||||
| Includes exterior views of the Club. | |||||||||||
| I.394.4-15 | Cantonment area, circa 1938. | ||||||||||
| Includes the dining room and other building exteriors, as well as the construction of a drainage trench. | |||||||||||
| I.394.16-18 | Machine gun sheds, circa 1938. | ||||||||||
| Includes exterior views of buildings G-9, G-8, and F-8. | |||||||||||
| I.394.19-22 | Road construction, circa 1938. | ||||||||||
| Includes construction and WPA workers. | |||||||||||
| I.394.23-48 | Building construction and utility work, circa 1930-1938. | ||||||||||
| Includes building construction and rehabilitation work, both interior and exterior. Some buildings featured are infantry barracks, garages, married NCO quarters, the main guard house, quartermaster stables, the barbershop, and the oil and gas station. | |||||||||||
| I.394.49-54 | Landfill, drainage and sewer work, circa 1930-1938. | ||||||||||
| Includes workers and various stages of construction. | |||||||||||
| I.394.55-63 | Buildings in use, circa 1920-1935. | ||||||||||
| Includes interior and exterior views of buildings around the Fort including the mess room, officer's quarters, the orderly room, photographer's office, and gas station. | |||||||||||
| I.394.64-67 | Soldiers, circa 1920-1930. | ||||||||||
| Includes soldiers in athletic and band uniforms. | |||||||||||
| I.394.68-73 | Mustard gas victims, circa 1920. | ||||||||||
| Includes burns on victims' bodies. | |||||||||||
| I.394.74-77 | Trick horse Whiskey, circa 1920. | ||||||||||
| Includes views of Whiskey jumping and being ridden. | |||||||||||
| I.394.78-82 | Miscellaneous views, circa 1920-1930. | ||||||||||
| Includes the Hunt Club, a Winchester rifle, roads and the railroad Spur Line. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota Works Progress Administration -- Photographs.
- Places:
- Fort Snelling (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Fort Snelling (Minn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Design and construction -- Photographs.
- Document Types:
- Negatives (photographs).
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