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2002-N-0017 Fort Custer; Miss. and Mrs. Becksfort and Kelly Prince
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Title
2002-N-0017
Fort
Custer
;
Miss
. and
Mrs
.
Becksfort
and
Kelly
Prince
Subject
Military Facilities
Military Personnel
United States Army
Fort Custer
Description
Three
individuals
,
one
military
and
two
civilian
,
standing
outside
one
of the
numerous
two
story
barracks
buildings
located
within
the
Fort
Custer
complex
located
on the
western
boarder
of
Kalamazoo
County
and the
eastern
boarder
of
Calhoun
County
. The
individuals
are
identified
as
(from
left
to
right)
:
Mrs
Becksfort
,
Kelly
Prince
and
Miss
Becksfort
. A
piece
of
paper
accompanying
the
negative
gives
the
addresses
of
all
three
as
29
E
.
19th
Street
in
Holland
,
Michigan
.
It
should be
noted
that
Miss
Becksfort
and
Mr
.
Prince
can
be
seen
holding
hands
.
Mr
.
Prince
is
wearing
the
standard
United
States
Army
enlisted
Class
B
uniform
consisting
of an
olive
drab
wool
overseas
cap
;
olive
drab
wool
shirt
,
black
tie
and
olive
drab
,
light
shade
(a.k.a
.
mustard)
trousers
with
brown
service
shoes
. As of
2017
,
Fort
Custer
is
still
used
as a
National
Guard
training
facility
however
roughly
ninety
percent
of the
original
structures
on the
bas
have been
removed
or
demolished
and
3/4
of the
original
land
has been
sold
off
and
redeveloped
for
industrial
use
.
Creator
John Todd, 1921-1981
Publisher
Portage District Library
Contributors
Negative Envelope; Kalamazoo City Directory
Date
1941, October 22nd
Type
Original black and white negative; 4 by 5 inches
Format
JPEG at 300 dpi
Source
John Todd Photographic Collection
Coverage
City of Battle Creek, County of Calhoun and Kalamazoo, State of Michigan
Rights
Ownership: Portage District Library - Portage, Michigan
Category
Military
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