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| Date: | 1820 |
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| Description: | A manuscript map of Prairie du Chien. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View from Brisbois Point. Prairie du Chien lies below, and beyond the Mississippi River rise Iowa's hills. |
| Date: | 1836 |
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| Description: | Woodcut of Prairie du Chien in 1836. Text at bottom reads: "Prairie du Chien in 1836. From an old cut." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from Brisbois Bluff of town, Mississippi River, and hills beyond. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Villa Louis on the Mississippi River, and adjacent buildings. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View looking toward old Diamond Jo Warehouse, before the bridge was built. Caption reads: "Mississippi River and Prairie du Chien, Wis., from Iowa Side". |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the north side of town, from high on the bluff. Caption reads: "'Birdseye' No. End Prairie Du Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from the bluffs in or near McGregor, Iowa. A fence and trees are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1840 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford (the second site, with buildings of 1829-?), on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about 2 miles above the mouth of the Wisconsin River. |
| 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: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The Dousman Hotel seen from an elevated view of the Mississippi River. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | View from bridge over the river towards the Diamond Jo warehouse on the shoreline. Hills are in the distance. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Pontoon Bridge. Caption reads: "Largest Pontoon Bridge in the U.S. Scene at the Tri Cities, North and South McGergor and Prairie du Chien.... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the bridge across the Mississippi River between Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa. Caption reads: "Suspension Bridge Between... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the bridge over the Mississippi River, built in 1874 and destroyed in 1910. Bluffs are in the background. |
| 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: | 1828 |
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| Description: | Plat of the Private Claims at Prairie Du Chien. |
| Date: | 03 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Prairie du Chien showing the Mississippi River in the background. |
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