The trials and tribulations of the transferred “coburger”
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers, Families, Family, Military policy, Military reform, Railroad stations
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A dejected soldier sits at a train station beneath a sign that states “Trains Leave Every Hour for Fort Tombstone Fort Lonesome Fort Scalp’em and all Western Army Outposts” and near another sign that states “Special Accommodations for Transferred Army Officers,” with an infant on his lap and his traveling orders labeled “Ordered to go West Secy. Endicott” between his knees. His extended family of wife, mother-in-law(?), children’s nanny, and several rambunctious children accompany him. In the lower right foreground is a valise labeled “Major Dunerfull.” Caption: The effect of government reform on a military man of quiet domestic ambitions.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-08-26
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The trials and tribulations of the transferred “coburger”. [August 26, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287602. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. The trials and tribulations of the transferred “coburger”. [26 Aug. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287602.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1885, August 26]. The trials and tribulations of the transferred “coburger”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287602.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
