Fort Lowell Museum, Tucson, AZ Photos

Fort Lowell (1873-91) was a U.S. Army post protecting Tucson area settlers during the Apache Wars. Run by Arizona Historical Society, the museum focuses on frontier military history.

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View of location Fort Lowell with cottonwood trees, river valley & surrounding mountains. Tucson, AZ.Adobe ruins of original Fort Lowell hospital which once had 13 rooms & 60 beds. Tucson, AZ.Adobe brick details of ruins of Fort Lowell hospital. Tucson, AZ.Reconstructed officer's quarter, now the museum building at Fort Lowell. Tucson, AZ.
View of location Fort Lowell with cottonwood trees, river valley & surrounding mountains. Tucson, AZ.Adobe ruins of original Fort Lowell hospital (1873-91) which once had 13 rooms & 60 beds. Tucson, AZ.Adobe brick details of ruins of Fort Lowell hospital (1873-91). Tucson, AZ.Reconstructed officer's quarter, now the museum building at Fort Lowell. Tucson, AZ.
Reconstructed officer's house facade with doorway & windows in adobe wall at Fort Lowell. Tucson, AZ.Fort Lowell Museum building with cactus pole fence. Tucson, AZ.Breezeway hall in reconstructed Fort Lowell officer's house which host museum about U.S. Army posts during Apache Wars. Tucson, AZ.Model of U.S. Army Fort Lowell at its height between 1873-91 during Apache Wars. Tucson, AZ.
Reconstructed officer's house facade with doorway & windows in adobe wall at Fort Lowell. Tucson, AZ.Fort Lowell Museum building with cactus pole fence. Tucson, AZ.Breezeway hall in reconstructed Fort Lowell officer's house which host museum about U.S. Army posts during Apache Wars. Tucson, AZ.Model of U.S. Army Fort Lowell at its height between 1873-91 during Apache Wars. Tucson, AZ.
Mural of Fort Lowell with U.S. Army saddle at time of Apache Wars at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.U.S. Army commissary sergeant dress uniform at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Display about U.S. Army scouts beside one about frontier wives at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.U.S. Army Cavalry cartridge pouch at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Mural of Fort Lowell with U.S. Army saddle at time of Apache Wars (1873-91) at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.U.S. Army commissary sergeant dress uniform (1885-1902) at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Display about U.S. Army scouts beside one about frontier wives at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.U.S. Army Cavalry cartridge pouch (1874) at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
U.S. Army Cavalry saber belt at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.U.S. Army Cavalry three pint canteen at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.U.S. Army Cavalry field trumpet at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.U.S. Army Cavalry enlisted man's dress helmet at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
U.S. Army Cavalry saber belt (1855) at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.U.S. Army Cavalry three pint canteen (1858-1910) at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.U.S. Army Cavalry field trumpet (bugle) (1892) at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.U.S. Army Cavalry enlisted man's dress helmet (1881-1902) at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Supplying the Troops display with U.S. Army equipment of the late 1800s at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Civil War era surgical kit at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Pocket surgical kit used by Dr. Rollin T. Burr while stationed at Fort Lowell. Tucson, AZ.Collection of antique glass medicine bottles at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Supplying the Troops display with U.S. Army equipment of the late 1800s at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Civil War era surgical kit at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Pocket surgical kit (late 1800s) used by Dr. Rollin T. Burr while stationed at Fort Lowell. Tucson, AZ.Collection of antique glass medicine bottles (late 1800s) at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Blown glass medicine bottle at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Octagonal glass medicine bottle from Rumford Chemical Works of Providence, RI at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Antique glass bottles at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Chinaware fragments with symbols of 6th & 4th U.S. Army Cavalries at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Blown glass medicine bottle at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Octagonal glass medicine bottle from Rumford Chemical Works of Providence, RI at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Antique glass bottles (late 1800s) at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Chinaware fragments with symbols of 6th & 4th U.S. Army Cavalries at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Painted white glass water pitcher at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Ceramic octagonal coffee pot at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Porcelain soup tureen with red & gold trim at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Photographic display of Apache deportations by train at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Painted white glass water pitcher at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Ceramic octagonal coffee pot at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Porcelain soup tureen with red & gold trim at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Photographic display of Apache deportations by train at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Map of Apache Reservations & U.S. Military Posts between 1848 & 73 in Arizona with route of Butterfield Overland Mail couch at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Map of Apache Reservation Consolidation in 1876 when U.S. government forced natives off their land at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Chief Trumpeter statue by Dan Bates at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Chief Trumpeter statue by Dan Bates at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
Map of Apache Reservations & U.S. Military Posts between 1848 & 73 in Arizona with route of Butterfield Overland Mail couch at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Map of Apache Reservation Consolidation in 1876 when U.S. government forced natives off their land at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Chief Trumpeter statue (1991) by Dan Bates at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.Chief Trumpeter statue (1991) by Dan Bates at Fort Lowell Museum. Tucson, AZ.
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