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| Date: | 1823 |
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| Description: | British evacuation of their fort at Prairie du Chien after the end of the War of 1812. Fort Shelby, the first fort at Prairie du Chien, was built in 1814 b... |
| Date: | 1829 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford, from a sketchbook attributed to Seth Eastman, 1808-1875. A graduate of West Point, Eastman briefly served at Fort Crawford, 1829-1839. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across street towards the Dousman Office building, later used as a pearl button factory. A large group of people are sitting and standing at ... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Congregational church, organized in 1852. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Commercial Hotel. Horse-drawn vehicles are in front of the building. People are standing on the sidewalk in front. |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | Oval-framed view of Lawler Hall at Campion College. This image was made during the Civil War when the building was used as a U.S. Military hospital. Prior ... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | View across open grounds towards the Brisbois Hotel, built in the early 1860's, and used as a hospital during the Civil War. It was later part of Campion H... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over both channels of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, and McGregor, Iowa. East draw, 39... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over the Mississippi River. Three men are standing and sitting on the bridge in the foreground. Bu... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | The Astor Company or Brisbois fur trading post. |
| Date: | 1830 |
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| Description: | Drawing of the Astor building. Caption reads: "Astor Building in 1830 Main Village Lot Prairie•du•Chien". |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of an artesian well, located near the intersection of Wisconsin Street and South Minnesota Street (since renamed Wacouta). Construction was com... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of artesian well, located near the intersection of Wisconsin Street and South Minnesota Street (since renamed Wacouta). |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of artesian well, apparently not the same one that was located near the intersection of Wisconsin Street and South Minnesota Street (since rena... |
| Date: | 1828 |
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| Description: | Plat of the Private Claims at Prairie Du Chien. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | The Dousman family and friends on the east porch of Villa Louis. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Prairie du Chien (vicinity) about 1895-1900. Shell buyers with their launches and barges docked at shoreline. Freshwater clam shells were used in the pearl... |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | Union troops at Lawler Hall which was used as a U.S. military hospital during the Civil War. Originally built as the Brisbois Hotel in 1857, it was given f... |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the stone facade of St. Mary Academy. The arched main entrance is partially behind trees on the left. A bell tower sits in the midd... |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | View across curving brick walkway in the lawn of North Campus at St. Mary Academy. A few structures are in the background, and a bench stands near the path... |
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