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Diadem and Bill

Date: 1907
Description: Bill Marr sitting on the ground outdoors with his arms around Carl's Airedale dog, Diadem (Di).
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Indian Women and Child

Date: 1907
Description: Four women are sitting on the ground tending to a project (possibly sewing) at St. John's. A small child is standing with them.
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A Quiet Moment

Date: 1907
Description: A quiet moment between Clay and Doc. They're standing by the river, and Doc is smoking a cigarette.
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Going Home

Date: 1907
Description: Clay, standing, and another camper sitting, dressed up for the train, sitting on a folded tent, with a canoe chair and a suitcase nearby.
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Chicago Bay Boarding House

Date: 1914
Description: View across field towards the Chicago Bay Boarding House. The lake is in the background on the left. Chicago Bay, Minnesota, is now called Hovland.
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Small Cemetery

Date: 1914
Description: View towards a wooden fence surrounding a cemetery near Tom Lake, north of Chicago Bay. Wooded hills are in the background.
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Jack with Pack

Date: 1914
Description: Jack carrying a large pack on his back. There is a log cabin in the background.
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Carl's Raft

Date: 1914
Description: View of a raft floating in the water. Carl made this primitive "raft" of a single saw log and a tree trunk fastened together with nails.
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Loading Packs

Date: 1916
Description: Two of the men, in a field near Glidden, Wisconsin, loading their packs in preparation for the canoe trip. There is a house in the background.
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Botanical Scene

Date: 08 1916
Description: A variety of plants and some rocks near Holcombe, above Cornell.
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Portage Trail

Date: 07 26 1911
Description: A view of a portage trail through the woods. The path is an old wagon road and is overgrown with plants.
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Indian Cache

Date: 1911
Description: A birch bark Indian cache weighted down with stones. There is rolled birch bark protruding from beneath it.
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Mac Laren Family Indian Grave

Date: 1911
Description: A dilapidated grave near Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store and Sturgeon Lake. The coffin is covered with birch bark.
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Bill and Carl

Date: 1911
Description: Bill Marr and Carl standing together at the end of the Dawson Trail trip. Bill is holding a paddle, and a canoe is behind them on the left.
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Doc Copeland

Date: 08 1916
Description: A candid portrait of Doc Copeland sitting outdoors. He is wearing a wool coat and is smoking a cigarette.
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Vermillion River

Date: 08 1915
Description: A view from the camp of the Vermillion River.
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Resting by Rocks

Date: 08 1915
Description: Jack and William Norris resting during a portage. Jack is sitting on a large rock and William is leaning against it.
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Bryozoan

Date: 1915
Description: A bryozoan, which is an aquatic invertebrate animal, on aquatic plant stems.
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Waking Up

Date: 08 1915
Description: One of The Gang waking up in the bivouac camp by Namakan Lake.
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Jack Waking Up

Date: 08 1915
Description: Sleepy Jack waking up in his bedroll at the bivouac camp near Namakan Lake.

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