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Call NumberZ-7146CreatorChamberlain, W. G. (William Gunnison), 1815-1910Date1858-1883SummarySoldiers stand guard near the adobe officer's quarters at Fort Garland, in Fort Garland (Costilla County), Colorado. The men stand near a cannon, flagpole, and barracks. Mountains are in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen |9 x 16 cm (4 x 6 1/2 in.)SubjectFort Garland (Colo.)--1850-1890Fort Garland (Fort Garland, Colo. : Fort)--1850-1890Adobe buildings--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890Cannons--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890Flagpoles--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890Forts and fortifications--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890Officers' quarters--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890Related MaterialImage file: ZZR711007146Type of MaterialAlbumen printsFilm negativesPhotographic printsStereographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 254. W. G. Chamberlain photograph collection.NotesFormerly F3968. Printed label on verso reads: "Colorado mountain scenery...Scenes on the line of the Ft. Garland Exten'sn D.& R.G.R.R.," and a description of the route including La Veta Pass, Mule Shoe curve, Spanish Peaks, Veta and Dump Mountains, and Sierra Blanca," and "Grade from 125 to 217 feet pr. mile."|Title printed on mat|inked on verso: "The Officer's quarters, Fort Garland, Colo."|Library has additional iterations of this item: 1 copy negative |25 x 20 cm. (10 x 8 in.). R7110071460

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Officer's quarters