![United States military post, Fort Vancouver, Columbia River - General Harney's house beside flagstaff, May 1859 [sic]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1taWxpdGFyeS1wb3N0LWZvcnQtdmFuY291dmVyLWNvbHVtYmlhLXJpdmVyLWdlbmVyYWwtaGFybmV5cy1ob3VzZS05N2VkY2EtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/256/jpg "United States military post, Fort Vancouver, Columbia River - General Harney's house beside flagstaff, May 1859 [sic]")
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United States military post, Fort Vancouver, Columbia River - General Harney's house beside flagstaff, May 1859 [sic]
Summary
Photograph shows view of the U.S. military post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River; identifies General William Selby Harney's house on the right by the flag pole.
Date for probably May 1860 provided by Chad Reiner, 2012.
In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 8].
Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1999:001.01
Tags
Date
01/01/1859
Location
fort vancouver
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
