- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Fort Benning
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1941
- Subject:
- Military training--Georgia--Columbus
Military personnel--United States
Military uniforms--1940-1950--United States
Military officers--United States
Tanks (Military science)--1940-1950--United States
Armored vehicles--United States
Artillery (Weaponry)--1940-1950--United States
Fort Benning (Ga.)
United States Army Infantry School
World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Columbus - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of unidentified military personnel inspecting a tank 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 82.234.11
ahc082234011a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/1193
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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