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Fort Dearborn and the Kinzie Mansion
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Engraving of Fort Dearborn (center) and Kinzie Mansion (right) after Seth Eastman's original drawing in 1820 for the U. S. Army. Several people are visible in canoes in the lake and at the water's edge.
1820
Eastman, Seth, 1808-1875
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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...
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.
Transporting the Wounded
1853
"Transporting the Wounded". Wood engraving from a drawing by Seth Eastman, from the Aboriginal Portfolio by Mary H. Eastman, 1853.
Death Whoop
circa 1850-1859
"Death Whoop" an engraving after a drawing by Seth Eastman from the American Aboriginal Portfolio.
Pawnee Torture
1884
A engraving of the artist's conception of Pawnees torturing a female captive in the Morning Star Sacrifice ceremony.
