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Portrait of Thomas Swords, Jr., a Commanding Officer at Fort Scott.

Portrait of Thomas Swords, Jr., a Commanding Officer at Fort Scott.

Swords oversaw construction of the post 1842-1846 and served as Quartermaster for General Phil Kearny's Army of the West. He is credited with raising the first United States flag over Santa Fe, and supervised the burial of the remains of the Donner Party.

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U.S. National Park Service

Reflective Art

Government owns art and all reproduction rights.

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Acrylic on illustration board, (HFC ArtMedium)

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Fort Scott National Historic Site, Code: FOSC

Fort Scott National Historic Site, Bourbon County, Kansas
Latitude: 37.8436012268066, Longitude: -94.7042999267578

Image Management System : IMS 01078

HFC Commissioned Art Collection

20190904

01/01/1983 - 12/30/1983

Image_Size=W: 12 11/16" x H: 10"; Metric_Size=W: 30.46CM X H: 25.38CM; AVA Project #18; Slide Show #328, Plate 9

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Brown, Hugh

Organization: Harpers Ferry Center
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