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Perrot Marker Ceremony
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Group portrait of attendees at a ceremony to place a marker on the former site of the French post of Nicolas Perrot. From left to right are Dr. Eben D. Pierce, Judge Hans A. Anderson, Professor John Holtzinger, John A. Latsch, Louise Phelps Kellogg, Mrs. Louis Hill, Judge E.F. Hensel (behind Mrs. Hill), Edna L. Jacobson, Professor Albert H. Sanford, and Louis Hill.
September 6, 1926
Publication Information
| Date Created | September 6, 1926 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 24 x 20 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | State Historical Society of Wisconsin photographs, 1880-2010 |
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| Call Number | PH 5072, Box 11, Folder 11 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Perrot Park, historic site of first fort on Mississippi
Sep 11, 1921
Milwaukee Journal
Park site given Wisconsin in 1926 by John A. Latsch
Unknown date
Paulsons and Audience
May 8, 1927
A crowd of people attending a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France at Fort St. Antoine. Mr. and Mrs. Paulson are in front.
Marker, Perrot State Park
1926
A marker commemorating the French fort erected by Rene Godefrey, Sieur de Linctot, which existed on this site between 1731-1736. It is thought that the site also previously served as the location o...
Marker, Perrot State Park
1926
A marker commemorating the French fort erected by Rene Godefrey, Sieur de Linctot, which existed on this site between 1731-1736. It is thought that the site also previously served as the located of...
Native American Actors
May 8, 1927
Actors (who are possibly Native American) posing outdoors near a lodge. They are participants in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper Mississippi R...
