Two Soldiers from Golf Company, 4th Infantry Regiment Pose Recreation

ID: 4731 ~ Source: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, National Park Service ~ Date: date unknown
This file appears in: A Soldier's Life at Fort Spokane
Photograph courtesy of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, under a Creative Commons License

A historical photograph of two soldiers posing for a photograph while playing cards, smoking cigars, and enjoying a beer. Soldiers conduced various forms of recreation during off-duty hours.

This file appears in: A Soldier's Life at Fort Spokane

By Adrienne Sadlo
The officers and soldiers who served at Fort Spokane from its beginning in 1880 to its cessation in 1898 were the product of social contrasts that resembled the differences in the U.S. Army during the 1800's. Many of the officers came from…