Military prison under construction at Fort Snelling, Military Department of the Northwest, District of Minnesota.

Titles: Military prison under construction at Fort Snelling, Military Department of the Northwest, District of Minnesota. (Supplied title)

Dates

• 12/1864 - 01/1865 (Creation)
• 12/1864 - 01/1865 (Content)

Identifiers

• Locator Number: MH5.9 F1.3 r69 Original
• Use Copy Locator Number: MH5.9 F1.3 r69
• Negative Number: 9959 A

Restrictions

• Original image removed for preservation. Access to originals requires permission from the Sound & Visual Curator.

Notes

• WPA Negative Collection.
• Sibley started construction on this stone building located outside the fort wall behind the sutler's store in November 1864 but was ordered by Fred Myers, Quartermaster of the Northwest Department, in December to stop because the building did not conform to log construction standards. Sibley had the photograph taken to illustrate how close the building was to completion and was given approval to finish the construction by J.J. Dana in January 1865. The building later became the Commissary-Warehouse, Building 14, and was torn down in 1972.

Holding Type: Photographs

Quantity: 1 photoprint

Format

• Content Category: photographs
• Format: carte-de-visite
• Colorization: black and white
• Physical Support: paper

Measurements

• 10.2 x 6 centimeters

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Fort Snelling - Area Outside Fort Walls, Minnesota, United States
• Name: Fort Snelling Military Prison, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
• Name: Fort Snelling Post Exchange (Building #14), Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

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