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Old Fort Winnebago

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Reproduction of an oil painting of Fort Winnebago, which was built in 1827 by Major William Whistler and a detachment of the First Infantry. Caption reads: "Old Ft. Winnebago, Portage, Wis."

Date Created:
1834

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Date Created
1834

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NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013IXA
Legacy ID
WHi 4376

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Drawings
Old Fort Winnebago

Old Fort Winnebago

1834

Caption reads: "Old Ft. Winnebago".

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Paintings
Fort Winnebago

Fort Winnebago

circa 1890-1899

Photographic copy of a painting depicting Fort Winnebago, made by I. A. Ridgway of Portage, Wisconsin. Fort Winnebago was built in 1827 by Major William Whistler and a detachment of the First Infa...

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Drawings
Fort Winnebago

Fort Winnebago

1834

View of Fort Winnebago.

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Photographs
Fort Winnebago

Fort Winnebago

1831

Fort Winnebago, a print published in Mrs. John H. Kinzie's Wau-bun (1856).

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Postcards
Fort Crawford

Fort Crawford

1830

Illustration of Fort Crawford. Caption reads: "Fort Crawford in 1830, Prairie Du Chien, Wis."

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Paintings
Fort Crawford

Fort Crawford

Painting of Fort Crawford on the panel of an oak door.

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