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General Custer's quarters, Fort Abraham Lincoln


Title	General Custer's quarters, Fort Abraham Lincoln
Date of Original	1892
Description	Men stand on the front porch and the lawn of the house occupied by George and Elizabeth Custer on the ground of Fort Abraham Lincoln. The house appears abandoned. Some windows on the first floor are broken, and the grounds are unkempt.
Ordering Information	http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject	Military People Historic sites
Subject (LCTGM)	Military facilities Houses Abandoned buildings
Personal Name	Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933 Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876
Organization Name	United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.
Location	Fort Abraham Lincoln (N.D.)
Decade	1890-1899
Item Number	A1932
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Transcription	"Gen'l Custer's quarters, Ft. Lincoln, N.D. 1892"--Handwritten on front of photograph.
Notes	Photographer unknown.
Biography/History	The original fort and buildings at Fort Abraham Lincoln were disassembled in 1894. A reconstruction of the Custer House was opened to the public in June 1989.
Repository Institution	State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection	State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A
Credit Line	State Historical Society of North Dakota (A1932)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID	shA1932

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