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Map of Missouri Sketch

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Description: A hand-drawn map of the state of Missouri with a separate drawing of a map showing Forts Henry and Donelson. The Missouri map includes Jefferson City and s...
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Fort Crawford

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

Date: 1829
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.
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Fox-Wisconsin Canal

Date: 1855
Description: Fox-Wisconsin portage and canal map, when the canal was not yet built. From a map in the office of the city clerk at Portage. "The old trail, the location ...
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Fort Winnebago

Date: 1834
Description: View of Fort Winnebago.
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Old Fort Winnebago

Date: 1834
Description: Caption reads: "Old Ft. Winnebago".
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French Fur Traders at La Baye

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Description: Several French fur traders negotiating with native Indians at La Baye.
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Chicago in 1831

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Description: View of Chicago from Chicago River. The homes of John Dean, J. Baptiste Beaubien, Dr. Walcott, and John Kinzie are identified by number. Fort Dearborn can ...
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Pencil Drawing of 104th Reg., New York Volunteers

Date: 1862
Description: A small amateur drawing of the camp, with surrounding terrain, occupied by the 104th Regiment, New York State Volunteers near Belle Plains, Virginia, durin...
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Bombardment of Fort Sumter

Date: 1861
Description: Color lithograph of the fort in the midst of the bombardment, published by Bingham & Dodd, Hartford, Connecticut.
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Fort Pillow upon the Eve of the Evacuation by the Rebels

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Description: Preliminary sketch for "Fort Pillow upon the Eve of the Evacuation by the Rebels".
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Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory

Date: 1852
Description: Landscape view of Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory from a nearby hill showing the Fort, the Mississippi river, the countryside, farm buildings and tipis....
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Fortification on Hurricane Creek

Date: 1806
Description: Prehistoric Indian fortification on Hurricane Creek.
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Map of Circleville Fort

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Description: A map of the prehistoric fort at Circleville with annotations by Daniel Drake.
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Fort Defiance

Date: 1994
Description: Drawing of Fort Defiance.
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The Old French Post Near Trempealeau

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Description: Drawing, with watercolor added, of a French fort next to a body of water with a large hill in the background. There are canoes at the water's edge. Structu...
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Fort Armstrong

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Description: Illustration of Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, looking from opposite shoreline. There is a barge and other boats on the Mississippi River in front of the f...
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Third Fight with the Iroquois

Date: 1615
Description: Illustration of the Huron Indians and French explorers attacking an Iroquois fort near present day Fenner, New York. A wooden platform was constructed to f...

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