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| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders oval framed portrait of John Muir (1838-1914). |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left. |
| Date: | 1817 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Old Fort Crawford. Caption reads: "Log Fort Crawford 1816-1829 Sketch Made From, Maj. S.H. Long's Description of 1817." |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Alleged to be the earliest known view of St. Mary's Institute, which later became St. Mary's College. One-half of a stereograph. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Artesian Well, located near the intersection of Wisconsin Street and South Minnesota Street (since renamed Wacouta). It was dubbed by some... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the back of ... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the backside... |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford was decommissioned in 1856, having outlived its usefulness as a frontier post. During the Civil War, however, it functioned as a military ho... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | View from field of Villa Louis, the residence of Hercules L. Dousman. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | One-half stereograph of town, elevated view looking northeast from Case's Block. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph looking northeast from Case's Block. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | A view of the interior of St. Gabriel's Church. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Kane's Hotel, built in about 1839 by Ezekiel Tainter, and then called the Phoenix Hotel, on Main Street. It passed through many hands but retained the orig... |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Fort Shelby built in 1814 and named for the Governor of Kentucky, was surrendered to British forces later in 1814 and renamed Fort McKay. Pictured here is ... |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Fort Shelby, built by the Americans during the War of 1812. In 1814 the fort surrendered to British forces led by Captain Andrew W. Bulger who renamed it F... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford Hospital. A man is sitting on a branch in the yard. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford Military Cemetery. Photograph made before restoration by the United States Government. Soldiers' families were also buried in the cemetery. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford Military Cemetery, as seen before it was restored by the United States Government. Two people are standing in the center near the tombs. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford ruins. This image may be even earlier than 1875; by the 1880's almost nothing was left of the actual fort compound buildings. Men are sitting... |
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