- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Army Airborne Training at Fort Benning, circa 1971
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1971
- Subject:
- Military facilities--Georgia
Military training--Georgia
Military personnel--United States
Teachers--Georgia
Students--Georgia
Classrooms--Georgia
Desks
African Americans--1970-1980
Fort Benning (Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of an instructor and participants in the Army Airborne Training program at Fort Benning, southeast of Columbus, Georgia.
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. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.275.003
ahc101275003.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/594
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:594/manifest.json
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
