Photograph
Fort Howard
| 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 forts stretching from Fort Winnebago (at Portage) and Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien in order to protect the early Wisconsin frontier. Because of unhealthy conditions a new fort was built on higher ground. Two years after this photograph was taken, the Fort Howard was decommissioned. Several of its original buildings have been preserved at Heritage Hill State Historical Park. |
| Image ID: | 2019 |
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| Creation Date: | 1851 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Green Bay |
| County: | Brown |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Green Bay.99 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 3.5 inches |
| See also Image IDs: 31612 (drawing), 31595 (halftone), 138762 (uncropped photograph), 136669 (colorized postcard). |
| Architecture |
| Hats |
| Cities and towns |
| Fortification |
| Military bases |
| Military uniforms |
| Soldiers |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Flags |
| Rowing |
| Boats and boating |
| Piers |
| Rivers |
| Shorelines |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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