Photograph
Union Troops at Lawler Hall
| Union troops at Lawler Hall which was used as a U.S. military hospital during the Civil War. Originally built as the Brisbois Hotel in 1857, it was given for use as a beginning for a College of Prairie du Chien, which failed. It would later go on to become a Companion College in 1880. Finally in 1955, the building was abandoned as unsafe. |
| Image ID: | 70811 |
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| Creation Date: | 1864 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Prairie du Chien |
| County: | Crawford |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Album 14.88 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6 x 4.5 inches |
| Cities and towns |
| Military hospitals |
| Military uniforms |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Flags |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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