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Brisbois Fur Trading Post
1925
Former building of the Astor Company, also known as the Brisbois Fur Trading Post. The American Fur Company, which had been organized by John Jacob Astor in 1808, first began operations in Prairie ...
Brisbois Fur Trading Post
1925
Former building of the Astor Company, also known as the Brisbois Fur Trading Post. At the time this image was made, the structure was occupied by Ben Schaub's Riverside Repair Shop.
Brisbois Fur Trading Post
1920
Former building of the Astor Company, also known as the Brisbois Fur Trading Post. At the time this photograph was taken, the structure was occupied by Ben Schaub's Riverside Repair Shop. A man is ...
View of Town
1. Stone Astor Fur Co. building built in 1808. 2. Voth Cottage, built in 1930. 3. Brisbois mansion, built 1808, by Michael Brisbois. 4. Site of Hudson Bay Fur Co. log warehouse, c. 1890. 5. Site of...
