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The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
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Excursion Cave, Hemlock Island
1885
Stereograph of a sailboat in Excursion Cave, on Hemlock Island of the Apostle Islands. A man can be seen sitting in the boat.
View of Ashland and the Apostle Islands
February 26, 1887
Bird's-eye map of Ashland, and the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. Caption reads: "Ashland and the Apostle Islands."
The Steamship Barker
Three women stand on the shore in front of the steamer Barker at Devils Island natural dock.
The Freighter "Magna"
circa 1900-1909
The freighter "Magna" in shipyard's icy waters with three tugboats in the foreground.
Boathouse for Devils Island Light Station
1913
Boathouse, dock and boat at Devils Island Light Station. Bill Baker, Elsie Tough, and Captain Angus.
The "Hilton"
circa 1910
The "Hilton," a boat owned by the John Schroeder Lumber Company; captained by Harry Brower.
