Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

La Pointe from Mission Inn

Image

View of La Pointe, Madeline Island, taken from the Mission Inn.

Date Created:
1900

Publication Information

Date Created 1900

Physical Description

Format Image

Collection Information

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013LQG
Legacy ID
WHi 3531

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
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.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Photographs
Old Mission Inn on Shoreline of Lake Superior

Old Mission Inn on Shoreline of Lake Superior

1890

Old Mission Inn and boats on shoreline of Lake Superior on Madeline Island. The Old Mission Inn had numerous modifications over the years. It was razed in 1965.

View
Postcards
Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

1937

Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.

View
Photographs
View from Old Mission Grounds

View from Old Mission Grounds

View of cottages and Mission dock on Lake Superior on Madeline Island.

View
Photographs
Daniel Angus House

Daniel Angus House

1900

The house of Captain Angus on the shore of Lake Superior in La Pointe on Madeline Island sometime around 1900. The Angus family came to Madeline Island in 1835. The house was one of the oldest hous...

View
Photographs
"Plowboy" Approaching the Mission Dock

"Plowboy" Approaching the Mission Dock

1904

View from shoreline of the steamboat "Plowboy" approaching the Mission Dock at La Pointe. The Plowboy was the first steam ferry to go to Madeline Island. The boat made regular runs between Ashland,...

View
Photographs
La Pointe, Madeline Island

La Pointe, Madeline Island

1898

Old Mission Residence at La Pointe, Madeline Island.

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown