Image Number001-1468Date1976-10DescriptionA display of rifles, supplies and household goods 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 3/4 x 9 3/4 b&w print