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Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: A rare photograph of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Howard rowing a boat on the Fox River. Fort Howard, built in 1816, was the first in the chain of ...
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Voyageurs at Fort William

Date: 1860
Description: Nine men arrive at Fort William by canoe. Fort William, also called Kaministiguia, was the Hudson's Bay fur trading post. Men are standing along the opposi...
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Black Hawk's Surrender

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Description: Diorama in the Milwaukee Public Museum depicting Black Hawk's surrender on August 27, 1832 at Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien.
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Fort Boonesborough

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Description: Drawing of an elevated view of Fort Boonesborough, built by Daniel Boone in 1775. Caption reads: "Boone's Fort."
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Fort Howard and Soldiers in a Boat

Date: 1851
Description: View of five soldiers rowing in a boat, beside a dock, with another soldier standing on the dock. The fort is in the background, complete with the fortifie...
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Sketch of Fort Shelby

Date: 1814
Description: Fort Shelby, built by the Americans during the War of 1812. In 1814 the fort surrendered to British forces led by Captain Andrew W. Bulger who renamed it F...
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Fort Winnebago

Date: 1831
Description: Fort Winnebago, a print published in Mrs. John H. Kinzie's Wau-bun (1856).
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Stone Tower at Fort William Henry

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Description: View from rocky shore toward the stone tower at Fort William Henry. Four automobiles are parked in front of the tower, with houses and other buildings in t...
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Elevated View of Fort Seward

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Description: Elevated view of Fort Seward from Mount Rippinsky, showing Pyramid Harbor and Davidson Glacier in distance. Caption reads: "Haines and Fort Wm. H. Seward f...
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Fort Sumter

Date: 1861
Description: Stereograph of exterior of Fort Sumter.
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Glass Bayou — Logan's Division Coming Into Action

Date: 1880
Description: A scene from a panoramic painting of Grant's assault on Vicksburg.
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View Across the Tennessee River

Date: 1864
Description: View across the Tennessee River toward the city and Cameron Hill, showing the military bridge and some Union Army installations put up following the occupa...
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Fort Oglethorpe

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Description: A view of the stone ruins of Fort Oglethorpe, erected in 1735. Trees frame the right side of the photograph, and a body of water is on the left.
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Fort Moultrie

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Description: A view of Fort Moultrie from across a body of water. A doorway leads into the fort, and to the left a sign reads, "Cable Crossing Do Not Anchor." Past the ...
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Fort Jay

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Description: A view of artillery and guns at Fort Jay, built in 1794 to defend Upper New York Bay. The New York cityscape is across the bay.
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Camp and U.S. Life-saving Crew

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Description: A general view of two members of the U.S. Life-saving Crew in a boat, during capsize drill. Camp facilities are on the left riverbank in a wooded area. Cap...
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West Point

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Description: A view of West Point from Garrison, New York, across the river. The military academy was designed in l778, and was built on the bank of the Hudson River. C...
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Exterior View of Fort Sumpter

Date: 1866
Description: Exterior of Fort Sumter. A cannon has fallen on the steep shoreline and waves are hitting the rocks.
Plate 58
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Fort Sumpter

Date: 1865
Description: Exterior of Fort Sumpter [sic]. There are several men and a boat on the shoreline in the foreground.
Plate 56
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South Bank of the Chattahoochie, GA

Date: 1866
Description: The south bank of the Chattahoochie River with a bridge spanning it. In the foreground are some battlements.
Plate 33

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