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Voyageur with Tumpline
1892
Illustration of "Voyageur with Tumpline". A tumpline is a strap attached at both ends to a load and used to carry the object by placing the strap over the top of the head.
The Missionary
1892
Photographic print of an engraved image showing a robed missionary standing in a birch bark canoe paddled by four Native Americans and another man who appears to be a fur trader.
Trout Fishing on Brule River
View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
Menominee Indian Village, Wolf River
A Menominee Indian Village on Wolf River. There are dwellings on the shore and many people in canoes are on the river.
Calendar
1946
Two canoes are pulled up on the shoreline in the Flambeau River State Forest.
Flatboat on the Mississippi
Drawing of a flatboat, possibly a part of the fur trade, navigating the Mississippi River. The flatboat is carrying barrels of unidentified goods, and there are six men on board.
