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Fort Howard
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Elevated view of Fort Howard, from the top of a grain elevator, when it was being destroyed to make room for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway switchyards and depot. 1867-8(?).
1867
Bowring, Thomas D. (De Pere, Wis.)
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WHi 152426
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View Looking North Showing Elmore and Kelly's Elevator
1876
Elevated view showing Elmore and Kelly's Elevator with a boat, train, and the buildings at Fort Howard. Fort Howard was incorporated into Green Bay. Caption reads: "View of Fort Howard, looking Nor...
Fort Howard
1818
Overhead view of the layout of the fort, with the Fox River at the top, and a "Cranberry Marsh of 1/2 mile in extent" below right. At the bottom is a rendering of the front of the fort. Text at top...
Restored Fort Howard Hospital and Surgeons' Quarters
1934
Restored Fort Howard hospital, surgeon's quarters.
Fort Howard
1851
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 forts stretching from Fort Winnebago (at P...
Annex of Old Fort Howard
1938
Annex of Old Fort Howard. Caption reads: "Annex of Old Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wis."
