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Fort Crawford

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Sketch of an elevated view of Fort Crawford (1816-1829).

Date Created:
1817

Publication Information

Date Created 1817

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 25 x 14 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s
Call Number PF Prairie du Chien.104

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013TUU
Legacy ID
WHi 42236

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Photographs
Old Fort Crawford

Old Fort Crawford

1817

Elevated view of Old Fort Crawford. Caption reads: "Log Fort Crawford 1816-1829 Sketch Made From, Maj. S.H. Long's Description of 1817."

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Drawings
Fort Crawford

Fort Crawford

1829

Fort Crawford, from a sketchbook attributed to Seth Eastman, 1808-1875. A graduate of West Point, Eastman briefly served at Fort Crawford, 1829-1839.

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Drawings
First Fort Crawford

First Fort Crawford

October 1829

Fort Crawford as drawn by Seth Eastman. People are in a canoe in the river in the foreground. Across the river is the fort, other buildings around the fort, and in the distance are hills. Caption r...

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Postcards
Fort Crawford

Fort Crawford

1840

A view of Fort Crawford (1829-1835).

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Paintings
Fort Crawford

Fort Crawford

1830

Fort Crawford (the original site, 1816-1831).

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Photographs
Fort Crawford

Fort Crawford

1954

A view of the site of the original Fort Crawford (1816-1831).

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