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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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Tipis on Lakeshore

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Description: Three tipis on the shore of East Lake, now called Lake Tahkodah.
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Scene on East Lake

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Description: Tipis along the shore of East Lake, now called Lake Tahkodah.
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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.
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Ole Emerson's Lumber Property

Date: 1904
Description: Winter scene with lumber workers hauling a large log with horses.
Postcard

Tom Rondeau's General Store

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Description: Exterior view from street of the storefront. Caption reads: "Tom Rondeau's General Store, Cable, Wis."
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Highway 63

Date: 1936
Description: Guardrail along Highway 63, bordered with dense vegetation.
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The Court

Date: 1935
Description: View from above of spectators watching men play doubles tennis at a downtown tennis court. There is a water tower in the background.
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Cable Main Street

Date: 1935
Description: View across street of automobiles parked in front of a hardware store and a drugstore on Main Street.
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Lakewood Country Club

Date: 1935
Description: Winter scene with people sledding, dog sledding, snowshoeing, and preparing for snowshoeing at Lakewood Country Club.
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Blue Moon Tavern

Date: 1935
Description: View across road of automobile parked next to gasoline pump outside of the Blue Moon Tavern on County Highway 24.
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The Irvington Company

Date: 1935
Description: View across field of four dwellings and a two-car garage located amongst very large pine trees. There are newly planted deciduous trees and hedges.
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George Dennis Cottage

Date: 1935
Description: View across driveway of one-and-a-half story house with a stone chimney situated under large pine trees and new plantings. Cable Lake is in the background.
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Lee Cottage

Date: 1936
Description: View down hill of two-story house on the shore of Cable Lake.
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Lee Cottage on Cable Lake

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of a two-story cottage on shore of Cable Lake.
Postcard

Bobynn Tavern and Dining Hall

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Bobynn Tavern and Dining Hall on Lake Namakagon. Lake Namakagon is located in the Chequamegon National Forest. Caption re...
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Chalet at Mt. Telemark

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Description: Color postcard of an elevated view of the Chalet at Mt. Telemark and surrounding area, and many skiers and several ski lifts.
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Main Street Shopping Center

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Description: Color postcard of the Main Street Shopping Center, with a food market, a drug store and Post Office.
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Trinity Lutheran Church

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Description: Color postcard of Trinity Lutheran Church. It is a log chapel, built of native timber, and designed to fit the Northwoods area.
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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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