Markers and monuments, General G.S. Patton, Jr., statue at Military Academy, West Point, July 1961 [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1961.

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Markers and monuments, General G.S. Patton, Jr., statue at Military Academy, West Point, July 1961 [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1961.

Negative taken for August 9, 1961, Arkansas Gazette article "Old Soldier Sees the Point, Fulfills Boyhood Ambition," B1:2. Statue of Five Star General George S. Patton Jr., at West Point, New York.

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

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Deane, Ernie

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United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945

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George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general of the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean theater of World War II, and the United States Army Central in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Born in 1885, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He studied fencing and designed the M1913 Cavalry Saber, more commonly known ...

Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...