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Wild Rice

Date: 1911
Description: A view of wild rice near Sturgeon Lake.
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Splitting Wood

Date: 08 1911
Description: The Gang split wood for the cooking fire at their camp by Sturgeon Lake.
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Old Dawson Trail Dam

Date: 1911
Description: An elevated view of the bridge and dam on the Old Dawson Trail at the end of Sturgeon Lake. The dam was built in 1873 by Simon Dawson.
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Tanner Lake

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang canoes on Tanner Lake.
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The Dawson Dam

Date: 1911
Description: A view of Dawson Dam from below Tanner Lake.
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Namakan River

Date: 1911
Description: A panoramic view of the Namakan River created by piecing two photographs together.
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Namakan River

Date: 1911
Description: A view up the Namakan River towards rapids.
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Namakan River Shore

Date: 1911
Description: The dramatic shoreline of the Namakan River, featuring eroded land and tall trees. The canoes are on the shoreline.
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Namakan Rapids

Date: 1911
Description: Rapids on the Namakan River, featuring an apron of smooth water and a rocky shoreline on the opposite side.
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Canoeing

Date: 1911
Description: Clay, Doc Copeland, and Diadem (Di) the dog are in a canoe on what may be Namakan River or Lake.
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Canoe On Shore

Date: 1911
Description: A canoe is on the rocky shore near an outcrop.
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Log House

Date: 1911
Description: The ruins of an abandoned log house. The roof has fallen in.
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G. Swenson Store

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards the Gang standing in front of G. Swenson's Store in Kettle Falls, which is partially on the water. The steamer schedule is handwr...
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Indian Women in Canoes

Date: 1911
Description: Indian women paddle their canoes on Rainy Lake. Other people and dogs are on the shore.
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Rainy Lake

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards a large rock outcropping on Rainy Lake.
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Camp By Tower

Date: 08 1915
Description: John "Jack" Greene and William "Bill" Norris at the campsite neat Tower, Minnesota. The canoes are visible behind them.
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The Cook and the Campfire

Date: 08 1915
Description: Earl cooking breakfast over the campfire at the camp near the Vermillion River, which is in the background.
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Vermillion River

Date: 08 1915
Description: A view from the camp of the Vermillion River.
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Vermillion River Cascade

Date: 08 1915
Description: A view of water rushing over rocks in the Vermillion River.
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Portaging with Horse Team

Date: 08 1915
Description: The Gang loading their canoes onto a horse-drawn wagon.

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