“Ruins of the French Fort at Chambly built 1711”

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This photograph shows the ruins of the French fort at Chambly, Quebec, Canada. This stone fort, which was built in 1711, was the replacement of an earlier wooden one. Both served as the arrival and departure point of many captives from New England during the colonial period, including some of the captives from the 1704 raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts. The photographs Emma Lewis Coleman (1853-1942) took of French documents and buildings when she accompanied C. Alice Baker on research trips to Canada in the 1880s, mark the beginning of her interest in the history of the 1704 raid.

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Item typeDocumentary Photograph
PhotographerColeman, Emma Lewis
Date1889
PlaceCanada
TopicMilitary, Wars, Battles
Captives, Captivity
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
Rise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
EventDeerfield Raid. February 29, 1704
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Albumen
Dimension detailsHeight: 4.25 in Width: 7.06 in Height (framed): 5.50 in Width (framed): 10.96 in
Catalog #1889.43.01
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Coleman, Emma Lewis, photographer. Ruins of the French Fort at Chambly built 1711. Photograph. 1889. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1889-43-01/. Accessed on October 7, 2024.

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