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Dancing Ojibwa

Date: 1938
Description: An Ojibwa man on a platform dancing for spectators. The dancer is wearing a feather war bonnet, leather vest, arm band, fringed buckskin leggings, moccasin...
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Ojibwa Dancer

Date: 1938
Description: An Ojibwa man in on a stage dancing for spectators. The man is wearing a feather war bonnet, a beaded apron, leather moccasins, and ankle bells. An Ojibwa ...
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Taking a Break

Date: 1937
Description: Men and one woman gathered around machinery in a cutover area of northern Wisconsin preparing to undertake an unknown task.
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Inside the Daily Press

Date: 1938
Description: Workers at the Ashland Daily Press.
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Reviewing the Newspaper Print

Date: 1938
Description: Two newspaper pressmen reviewing the newspaper print at the Ashland Daily Press.
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Preparing the Press

Date: 1938
Description: Four men in the press room of the Ashland Daily Press.
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Typesetters

Date: 1938
Description: Two typesetters at work at the Daily Press.
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Unloading Coal in Washburn

Date: 1936
Description: Unloading coal from a large ship in Lake Superior onto land near Washburn. There is a large conveyor that has lights glowing in the dark sky. A large pile ...
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Ship "Alex B. Uhrig" at Reiss Coal Dock No. 2

Date: 1930
Description: View of the ship "Alex B. Uhrig" in the process of coal unloading on the Reiss Coal Dock No. 2.
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Making Cheese Curds

Date: 1937
Description: View of two men wearing work clothes, wearing overalls and hats, working at a machine, mostly likely making cheese curds. Another man wearing a suit and ti...
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Aerial View of Ashland

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Description: Aerial view of town, showing the shoreline of Lake Superior, ore docks, roads, houses, buildings, trees, and smokestacks. Text describing this photograph s...

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