Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
A photograph of Augustin Grignon near the end of his life.
Augustin Grignon
This studio portrait of Augustin Grignon, a fur trader and settler in the Fox Valley, was taken near the end of his life, about the time he dictated the "Recollections of Seventy-Two Years" given at Turning Points. He is shown holding a tomahawk made from a gun barrel by Jourdain, the government blacksmith in Green Bay, which could also be used as a pipe.
| Related Topics: |
Explorers, Traders, and Settlers The French Fur Trade Early U.S. Settlement |
| Creator: | unknown |
| Pub Data: | Original photograph in the Visual Materials collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives (image ID 4170). |
| Citation: | Augustin Grignon. Original photograph in the Visual Materials collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives (image ID 4170). Online facsimile at: http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1009; Visited on: 4/26/2024 |
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