Title

Round Tower, Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 1935. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Round Tower, Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 1935. Vintage linen postcard showing the tower, covered with foliage and set in a landscaped park. Situated at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, Fort Snelling was built between 1820 and 1825. It was named after Colonel Josiah Snelling, who commaned the regiment that built it, the 5th Regiment, United States Infantry.
Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Reference

HRM19D83_105

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,0Mb (3,2Mb) / 15,7in x 9,9in / 4712 x 2970 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature exterior city tree building buildings fort garden plant country path tower color colour Minnesota fortification cityscape location century open space thirties outside round tower Minneapolis United States of America United States 19th century 1930s 20th century Fort Snelling nineteenth century American America USA TGN postcard Curt Teich Postcard Archives Unknown postcard