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Fort Howard dans La Grand Baie Verte (Ouisconsin)

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This hand-colored lithograph of the second Fort Howard, with Indians canoeing on the Fox River, shows the hospital built 1834-1835 outside the stockade on the left.

Date Created:
1842
Creator:
Castelnau, Francis, comte de, 1812-1880

Publication Information

Creator
Castelnau, Francis, comte de, 1812-1880
Date Created
1842

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
31 x 22 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PH 3-3043

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W0144EV
Legacy ID
WHi 3773

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