Fort Laramie - General View

FORT LARAMIE-GENERAL VIEW Established by the Army in 1849 on the site of an early fur fort. For forty years, it served a west- ward-expanding nation, as point of supply and protection for emigrants and a prime base for cam- paigns against plains Indians. Site of emigrant campground in foreground. Protected and inter- preted today by the National Park Service, Depart- ment of the Interior. Published for Fort Laramie Historical Association P-1112-Ektachrome by Littler For Fort Laramie Historical Association. COLOR BY MIKE ROBERTS BERKELEY, CALIF. 94710 U.S.A.