- Collection:
- Allen D. Albert Photographs, 1860-1958
- Title:
- Fort Benning Infantry School
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1943
- Subject:
- Military facilities--Georgia--Columbus
Military training--Georgia--Columbus
Air bases--United States
Military uniforms--1940-1950--United States
Military personnel--United States
Military officers--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Columbus
Fort Benning (Ga.) Lawson Army Air Field
Fort Benning (Ga.)
United States Army Infantry School - People:
- Eden, Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897-1977
Dill, John, 1881-1944
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, Fort Benning, 32.43386, -84.95646 - Medium:
- gelatin silver prints
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of (l-r) British Field Marshal Sir John Dill, British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, and U. S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall as they are greeted by unidentified infantry men while visiting the Fort Benning Infantry School in Columbus, Georgia.
WW II
Fort Benning is an army base located southwest of Columbus, Georgia. The base is named after Brigadier General Henry L. Benning, a Confederate general who was a resident of Columbus. Established in 1918 as Camp Benning, the facility provided basic training for units participating in World War I. During World War II the base provided training for officers, as well as infantry and airborne units. The United States Army Infantry School, and the Airborne School remained at Fort Benning after the war. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/albert/id/29
- IIIF manifest:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/albert:29/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by the organization that has made the Item available, but the organization was unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. Please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center for more information at images@atlantahistorycenter.com. Licensing and reproduction fees may apply.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Allen D. Albert Photographs
MSS 744, Allen D. Albert Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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