Photograph
Scenery on Lake Namakagon
| Scenic view of the sun through clouds over a lake, identified as Lake Namakagon. In the foreground is a pine tree, and across the lake the opposite shoreline is visible. Text describes this photograph as, "scenes on Lake Namakagon, all can be reached by rowboat from our cottages" at Nature Lovers Paradise. |
| Image ID: | 91463 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Born, Allan |
| City: | Grand View |
| County: | Bayfield |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Allan Born photographs, circa 1930 - circa 1940 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M2005.099.NLP44 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| This photograph is part of a 9 x 7 inch black photo book titled "Nature Lovers Paradise," which was a resort on Jackson Lake near Grand View, Wisconsin. There are a total of 48 black and white photographs, as well as typewritten text describing most of the photographs. Located within the Chequamegon National Forest, Jackson Lake is a 142-acre drainage lake with a navigable outlet channel to Namakagon Lake – which is a 3,227 acre drainage lake at the headwaters of the Namakagon River in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Alan Born managed the family jewelry store in Ashland, Wisconsin. He also took hundreds of photographs of numerous locations in northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, producing postcards from many of the images. |
| Forests and forestry |
| Trees |
| Outdoor photography |
| Lakes |
| Shorelines |
| Sky |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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