File:Burning of Fort Dearborn Postcard (Back).png
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Back of postcard depicting the burning of Fort Dearborn
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English: Back of postcard depicting the burning of Fort Dearborn. The original description reads:
"Burning of old Fort Dearborn, 1812, Chicago. Fort Dearborn was erected in 1803, on the site of the corner of Michigan Avenue and River Street and in use as an Army post until Aug. 16, 1812, when the Indians destroyed the Fort by fire, after the garrison was massacred the day before. It was rebuilt in 1816." |
| Date | c. 1917 (date of postmark) |
| Source | own scan of postcard |
| Author | Max Rigot Selling Co. |
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| current | 06:57, 6 September 2022 | | 1,650 × 1,014 (1.98 MB) | Eloquence (talk | contribs) | Uploaded a work by Max RIgot Selling Co. from own scan of postcard with UploadWizard |
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