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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 ...
Drawing

First Fort Crawford

Date: 10 1829
Description: 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...
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Old Fort Crawford

Date: 1817
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."
Photograph

Voyageurs at Fort William

Date: 1860
Description: Nine men arrive at Fort William by canoe. Fort William, also called Kaministiguia, was the Hudson's Bay fur trading post. Men are standing along the opposi...
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Passage for Attack

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Description: Dirt stairs through the trench wall. Captioned: "Passages up which troops rush for an attack."
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Dedication of the Camp Randall Memorial Arch

Date: 06 19 1912
Description: A group of people posing in front of the Camp Randall Memorial Arch during its dedication.
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Horse Race at Camp Randall Fairgrounds

Date: 09 10 1879
Description: Crowd at the Camp Randall fairgrounds watching a horse race, part of that year's Wisconsin State Fair. Carriages and people are near buildings on the left,...
Drawing

Hospital Sketch

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Description: "Hospital and (indecipherable) during the last days battle at Fort Donelson on the Tennessee." Building with people and several trees.
Photograph

Model of Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinac)

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Description: Replica of Fort Michilimackinac, also called Mackinac.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol and Camp Randall

Date: 1898
Description: Camp Randall, with the old stadium in the foreground and the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background.
Photograph

Fort Shelby Diorama

Date: 1814
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 ...
Drawing

Fort Crawford

Date: 1817
Description: Sketch of an elevated view of Fort Crawford (1816-1829).
Postcard

Ruins of Fort Crawford

Date: 1915
Description: Ruins of Fort Crawford. A windmill is in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Ruins of Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien, Wis."
Photograph

Commissary Warehouse at Fort Winnebago

Date: 1898
Description: Ruins of the commissary warehouse at Fort Winnebago, about 1898. Fort Winnebago was closed in 1845 and the land and buildings sold. Today, only the Surgeon...
Print

Trade Room in the Hudson Bay Company's Fort

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Description: View through a window of Indians conversing with traders. Caption reads: "Trade-Room [sic], Hudson Bay Company's Fort, In The Plain Country".
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Fort Sumter after Bombardment

Date: 04 15 1861
Description: Fort Sumter after bombardment by the Confederates.
Postcard

Fort Sumter

Date: 1915
Description: View across water toward Fort Sumter. Caption reads: "Fort Sumter, Charleston, S. C."
Photograph

Pilgrim Meeting House

Date: 1887
Description: Historic re-creation painting of two Pilgrims approaching an old fort converted into their first meeting house. Painted by W.L. Williams.
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John Brown's Fort and Portrait of John Brown

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Description: View of John Brown's Fort, built in 1848 and originally constructed for use as a guard and fire engine house for the federal Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper...
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Logging Wheels

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Description: Two large logging wheels outside of Fort Algonquin, located off of US 21. The wheels sit to the right of a path, and in front of a small log structure. In ...

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