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Wild Rice Harvest

Date: 1960
Description: An Ojibwa woman, Francis Mike, harvesting wild rice in a boat on Totogatic Lake.
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Gifford's Home on East Lake

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Description: People on the shore of East Lake (now called Lake Tahkodah) by the Gifford residence, with tipis in the distance.
Postcard

Chalet at Mt. Telemark

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Description: Color postcard of the Chalet at Mt. Telemark. Skiers and skis are in front of the Chalet.
Postcard

Vacation Paradise

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Description: Color postcard of a view of a lake from a shoreline. A power boat and a fishing boat can be seen through the trees. "Cable, Wisc." is printed in red on the...
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W.A. Dennis Point Cottage

Date: 1932
Description: View across water of four people in a canoe on Cable Lake, with the W.A. Dennis Point Cottage and pine trees visible on the opposite shoreline.
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Mary Griggs Burke

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Description: Mary Griggs Burke as a young woman, sitting outdoors at Forest Lodge smiling and holding a dachshund dog.
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Ski Lift

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Description: View looking up towards a man and a woman just getting off the ski lift at Mt. Telemark Resort. An emergency telephone booth sign is on the booth next to t...
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At the Top of the Chair Lift

Date: 03 1970
Description: Two women are getting off the chair lift at the top of the hill at Mt. Telemark Resort. A man is standing next to a small red booth on the left.
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Water Break

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Description: A woman is squirting water from a canteen into a man's mouth at Mt. Telemark Resort.
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Easy Riders

Date: 1962
Description: Skiers ascending Mt. Telemark on a T-Bar ski lift.
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Mrs. T.W. Griggs Lounging with Friends

Date: 07 1955
Description: Mrs. T.W. Griggs lounging between two friends in wicker lawn chairs in front of Forest Lodge. One chair is a semi-circular rocking chair.
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Mary Griggs with Two Friends

Date: 1942
Description: Mary Griggs at Forest Lodge, sitting on wooden bench in front of flower garden with her pet dachshund and a male friend. Mary is wearing a dress with a car...
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Playing Badminton at Forest Lodge

Date: 1972
Description: Two mixed-couples playing badminton on clay court at edge of evergreen forest. The two men and one woman are wearing Bermuda-style shorts.
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After Dinner Entertainment

Date: 1978
Description: Two women and a man are performing a skit in front of the brick fireplace in the living room at Forest Lodge. One woman is holding a paper fan and wearing...
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Profile of Mary Griggs Wearing a Kerchief

Date: 1948
Description: Mary Griggs is outdoors wearing a kerchief and coat. Forest Lodge and the grounds are in the background.
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Happy Birthday Bertha

Date: 08 08 1977
Description: Mary Griggs Burke dressed in a white fringe dress while twirling in a clearing in the woods at Forest Lodge. The photograph was a gift from Mary's cousin E...
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As We Say Farewell

Date: 07 2020
Description: Mary Burke standing on the front porch of the main lodge at Forest Lodge on Lake Namakagon. The front porch is surrounded by ferns. Written on the back of ...
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Mary Amongst the Squash and Marigolds

Date: 08 2002
Description: Mary Burke is standing in a squash and marigold garden at Forest Lodge on Lake Namakagon. Mary is wearing a turquoise sweater and slacks and is holding a c...
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Mary Burke Lounging Outside Main Lodge

Date: 07 19 2002
Description: Mary Burke is lounging in a padded green wicker chaise lounge outside the main lodge at Forest Lodge on Lake Namakagon. There is a green wicker table with ...
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Mary, Polly, Jane, and Al

Date: 1932
Description: Three women, and one man wearing numerous hats, are standing on a lawn at Forest Lodge in front of a flower garden with woods in the background. The woman ...

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