Fort Leavenworth (Kan.).

The album documents barracks life, rifle range acitivity, the Army Service School, Leavenworth prison, engineer training (road march, bivouac, pontoon bridges, walls, base camps, and locomotives (including some from the Paris-Orleans railway), rolling stock (box cars, flat cars, and tank car gondolas), steam shovels, and trucks (5 ton and ambulances). Post-war images include vehicles, buildings, construction (railroad bridge, river lock, river boat crane, barges, paved roads, etc.).

Photostat of a handwritten and signed letter from Ethan A. Hitchcock (Major) to J.C. Spencer (U.S. Secretary of War) discussing the object of establishing military posts on the frontier and why the Fort Wayne post (located 100 miles south of Fort Leavenworth between the OSage and Missouri lines) should be abandonded.

"I am here for a three months course at the Chaplains School, which is conducted in connectionn with Command and General Staff School...."

Penitentiary mittimus from the U. S. Southern District, Indian Territory, dated March 31, 1904, committing convicted murderer George Allen to the U. S. Penitentiary in Ft. Leavenworth for 2 years and 9 months, as well as fining him $25.00. Signed on the back in his capacity of United States Marshal "C. Madsen / Deputy" after the convict had been delivered to prison on April 2, 1904.

A "mittimus" is a warrant issued by a court to physically commit someone to prison.