Painting
Fort Crawford
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| Photograph of a painting of the second Fort Crawford, built 1829-1835. Two men are in a boat in the water in the foreground. The first Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien was built in 1816, abandoned in 1826, re-garrisoned in 1827, and finally abandoned in 1831 in favor of the newly built fort. |
| Image ID: | 5385 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1840 |
| Creator Name: | Brower, A. |
| City: | Prairie du Chien |
| County: | Crawford |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Villa Louis Collection |
| Genre: | Painting |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | VLP72/VL1990.6 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7.5 inches |
| See Image ID: 42233. The Villa Louis Collection documents the family of Louis and Nina Dousman during the latter quarter of the nineteenth century. The Dousman family, descendants of fur trade magnate Hercules Dousman, cultivated the life of country aristocracy and amassed the trappings of Victorian wealth and grandeur along the banks of the Mississippi River. |
| Mississippi River |
| Hats |
| Fences |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hills |
| Fortification |
| Men |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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