Photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower
1907
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This is a photograph of Dwight Eisenhower (front center) on a camping trip on the Smoky Hill River in the vicinity of Abilene, Kansas.
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Future president Dwight D. Eisenhower and his pals were photographed while camping along the Smoky Hill River near Abilene, Kansas, about 1908. Eisenhower, who was 17 years old when this photograph was taken, lived in Abilene, and attended Abilene High School. In 1911, Eisenhower began his military career by entering the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
This primary source comes from the Still Photograph Collection.
National Archives Identifier: 594339
Full Citation: Photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower; 1907; Numerical Photographs, 1962 - ca. 1979; Still Photograph Collection; Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KS. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/1-photograph-of-dwight-d-eisenhower, September 15, 2024]Activities that use this document
- The Life of Dwight D. Eisenhower
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