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Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: 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 ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye Map of Green Bay and Fort Howard

Date: 1867
Description: Bird's-eye map of Green Bay and Fort Howard, Brown Co., depicts street names and street layouts, houses, trees, and the East River. A reference key at the ...
Photograph

Aerial View including Old Court House

Date: 1890
Description: Aerial view of downtown Green Bay, with the old Court House.
Photograph

Aerial View with Old Court House

Date: 1890
Description: Aerial view of downtown Green Bay with old Court House and the surrounding buildings.
Photograph

Baird House

Date: 1890
Description: View of the H.S. Baird house.
Photograph

J.S. Baker, Land Agent, Building

Date: 1855
Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of a brick structure, possibly in Green Bay, Wisconsin, housing the office of J.S. Baker, Land Agent. The building is three stories...
Photograph

Baker House

Date: 1895
Description: Winter view across road towards the Baker house, the residence of James S. Baker.
Photograph

Cadle Home

Date: 1870
Description: Exterior of the Cadle Home, an Episcopal Home for aged people. The Cadle Home was named for Reverend Cadle who went to Green Bay in 1829 as the first local...
Photograph

Chapman (Col. William) Residence

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior of the Chapman residence, at the corner of Walnut and Adams Streets. A man is standing on the sidewalk in front.
Photograph

Cotton Residence

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Judge Stephen R. Cotton residence. The Cotton residence was located at the corner of Jefferson and Doty Streets.
Photograph

Doty Office

Date: 1880
Description: View of the J.D. Doty office. Doty served as agent for John Jacob Astor in promoting the village of Astor, later renamed Green Bay.
Photograph

Doty Office

Date: 1898
Description: View of the office building occupied by James Duane Doty during the 1820s when he was additional judge for the U.S. Circuit Court of Michigan Territory. Th...
Photograph

Doty Home

Date: 1895
Description: View of Governor James Duane Doty's home with two children standing in front. The Doty home was the first brick house in Wisconsin. The materials were tran...
Photograph

Eastmen Residence

Date: 1890
Description: View of the H.E. Eastmen residence. The house was located on the southwest corner of Porlier and Monroe Streets, and later the residence of Mrs. George G. ...
Photograph

Green Bay Residence

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior of home and lawn on a summer day, with a forest in the background and a picket fence in the foreground. The house has a lookout on the roof.
Photograph

Fort Howard and Soldiers in a Boat

Date: 1851
Description: View of five soldiers rowing in a boat, beside a dock, with another soldier standing on the dock. The fort is in the background, complete with the fortifie...
Photograph

Surgeons' Quarters

Date: 1895
Description: Front view of the Fort Howard surgeons' quarters.
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Fort Howard from an Elevator

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the fort, with snow on the ground.
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1895
Description: View of the Fort Howard hospital.
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Harbor and Docks

Date: 1850
Description: Elevated view of the Green Bay harbor and docks.

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