Eben Swift photograph collection. 1857-1927.

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Eben Swift photograph collection. 1857-1927.

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Contains the following types of materials: photographs. Contains photographs of the following military unit: 11th United States (U.S.) Cavalry. General description of the collection: The Eben Swift photograph collection includes a folder with a few photos of Eben Swift, Sr., from childhood, about 1857 to his being a major general about 1919; there are nine numbered photos in this folder. A second folder has a few photos, which cover ceremonial activities from just after World War I to 1927. The remainder of the collection is three medium sized albums which cover the life of Lieutenant Eben Swift, Jr., his family and friends in the Philippines in 1912 and 1913. During this time he served with the 11th U.S. Cavalry. The whole spectrum of life in the Army in the Philippines at that time is well illustrated. There are even some excellent images of polo playing and players, as well as golfing and tennis by soldiers and dependents. The typical views of Filipino natives and officials are not left out.

1 box (745 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7589561

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 11th

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Swift, Eben, 1854-1938

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Born in 1854. Swift was in the U.S. Army as Second Lieutenant, 5th Cavlary (1876), 1st Lieutenant (1884), Captain (1893), Major (1903), Lt. Colonel (1911), Colonel (1912), Brig. General (1916), Major General (1917). He served in the Indian campaigns and in various western posts (1870's-1880's); commanded troops in Cuba and Puerto Rico (1898-99); became an instructor at Infantry and Cavalry School (1904-06) and Army War College (1906-10) and observed the Russo-Japanese War in Manchur...

Swift, Eben, Jr.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...