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Fort Crawford

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A view of Fort Crawford (1829-1835).

Date Created:
1840
Creator:
Brower, A.

Publication Information

Creator Brower, A.
Date Created 1840

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 13 x 8 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s
Call Number PF Prairie du Chien.92

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013TVF
Legacy ID
WHi 42263

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Paintings
Fort Crawford

Fort Crawford

1840

A view of Fort Crawford (the second site and buildings of 1829-?).

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Paintings
Fort Crawford

Fort Crawford

1840

Photograph of a painting of the second Fort Crawford, built 1829-1835. Two men are in a boat in the water in the foreground. The first Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien was built in 1816, abandoned...

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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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Fort Crawford

Fort Crawford

1910

Fort Crawford. Caption reads: "Ruins of hospital, old Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien, Wis."

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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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Paintings
Fort Crawford

Fort Crawford

1840

Fort Crawford (the second site, with buildings of 1829-?), on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about 2 miles above the mouth of the Wisconsin River.

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