Postcard
The "Spirit of the Northwest"
Caption reads: "The 'Spirit of the Northwest', Green Bay, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "The Spirit of the Northwest, Sidney Bedore, sculptor, depicts the earliest beginnings of settlement in the Fox River Valley. The figures are Father Claude Allouez, who established St. Francis Xavier Mission on the Rapides des Peres, 1671; Nicholas Perrot, builder and commander of Fort St. Francis, 1684, and the first Governor of Northwest Territory and an Outagamie, or Fox Indian who held in the 18th century Fox River and the surrounding country against French domination." |
Image ID: | 127522 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1930 |
Creator Name: | Curt Teich & Co., Chicago |
City: | Green Bay |
County: | Brown |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
1A2057 C.T. American Art |
Buildings |
Sculpture |
Trees |
Cities and towns |
Lawns |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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