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Jesse Stone

Date: 1913
Description: Jesse Stone walking on board sidewalk, with the Mission Inn along the shoreline in the background.
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Mrs. Cora Hull and Mrs. Julia Wood

Date: 1920
Description: View of Mrs. Cora Hull and Mrs. Julia Wood sitting on the beach at a shoreline. A man stands near the water. In the background are trees.
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Bear Island Picnic

Date: 08 22 1916
Description: View along shoreline towards people at a Bear Island picnic. A man stands near the water, and two women and a another man are among the logs along the shor...
Postcard

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Date: 
Description: View down sidewalk towards the front of a small wooden church. Text on back reads: "Franciscan Fathers, Madeline Island."
Postcard

Hillside Lift, Chateau Madeleine

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Description: Photographic postcard view of three people on the hillside lift at Chateau Madeleine. Lake Superior is at the bottom of the hill. Text on back reads: "Summ...
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The Pines Hotel on Madeline Island —Lake Superior

Date: 1935
Description: View from road towards a small wooden hotel among the pines. There is a balcony and a screened-in porch. A sign on a tree on the right reads: "The Pines, R...
Postcard

"Invader II" Chateau Madeleine

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "Chateau Madeleine La Pointe, Wisconsin Summer and Fall Resort on Madeline Island (Apostle Islands) in Lake Superior. The Chateau's...
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Ojibwa Graves

Date: 07 1936
Description: Wooden roof-like grave covers and fences mark the graves in a Madeline Island cemetery. There is also a wooden cross on the right. Originally named St. Jo...
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Madeline Island Hunt

Date: 1949
Description: Three men are standing in a clearing, with one man holding a rifle and a the other a shotgun. Two killed deer are lying on the ground in front of them. Cap...
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Annuity Payment

Date: 1870
Description: Ojibwa Indians receiving annuity payment. Seated on the right is John W. Bell. Others are, left to right, Asaph Whittlesey, Agent Henry C. Gilbert, and Wil...
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The Gar How of La Pointe

Date: 
Description: View across water towards the "Gar How." A group of people are on the boat.
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Snug Harbor

Date: 1956
Description: Elevated view of a rowboat moored in a small cove on Madeline Island in the Apostle Islands.
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Madeline Island Historical Museum

Date: 1970
Description: View of the Madeline Island Historical Museum and a fence framed by two trees. A wooden sign points the way.

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