Fort Dearborn in 1803

This drawing shows Fort Dearborn, which was named after General Henry Dearborn, built at the mouth of the Chicago River in 1803. Reprint from "History of Chicago".

Publication date: 1929-10-06

Size: 11.2 x 15.3 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: black and white

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Fort Dearborn (Ill.)

Temporal: 1803

Subject(s):

• Forts & fortifications--American--Illinois--Fort Dearborn--1800-1810

Genre(s):

• Drawings
• Landscape drawings
• Reproductions

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (October 6, 1929), Picture Section, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900