Image Number001-1466Date1976-10DescriptionA bowl of hardtack biscuits on display at Bent's Fort National Historic Site, a reconstruction of a 19th-century adobe trading post located near La Junta, Colorado. The fort was a critical center for commercial, social, and military exchange along the Santa Fe Trail between 1833 and 1849 and served as a meeting point for Euro-American traders, Hispanic travelers, and Native American tribes.PhotographerTaylor, CatherineLocationOtero County (Colo.)SubjectBent's Old Fort National Historic SiteFortsCollectionMargaretta M. Boas Photograph CollectionPublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictOriginal FormatPhotographsPhysical Description6 1/2 x 4 5/8 b&w print