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Photograph

Mission and Mission Dock

Date: 1920
Description: View from the water of the Mission, dock, Mission cottages, and Congregational Church on Madeline Island.
Photograph

Catholic Church at La Pointe

Date: 1870
Description: Boardwalk leading to St. Joseph's Catholic Church in La Pointe.
Photograph

Old Presbyterian Church

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of Presbyterian Church with dirt path in front and wooden buildings in the background.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of Main Street when it was a dirt road. A church is in the background, and telephone poles are along the left side of the road. A streetlight is hangi...
Photograph

View of a Residential Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down road, with homes in a residential area, and a church building in the foreground on the right. The sign above the church door reads: "E. V. Luth. ...
Drawing

Bishop Baraga's Church

Date: 1870
Description: One of the etchings published in an atlas of Lake County, Illinios in 1870 by George Ogle. Etchings done by the Wisconsin Central Railroad.
Painting

View of La Pointe, Madeline, Wisconsin

Date: 1842
Description: American Fur Company with both Mission churches. Sketch purportedly by a Native American youth. Probably an overpainted photographic copy enlargement. Pape...
Postcard

First Methodist Church

Date: 02 12 1912
Description: Exterior view of the one-story, white First Methodist Church with double door entrance.
Postcard

St. Agnes Church and School

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of St. Agnes Church, on the left, and school, on the right. Cars line the street along Lake Shore Drive in front of the buildings.
Photograph

Summer Homes on Nebraska Row

Date: 1937
Description: View from the lake of the summer homes on Nebraska Row along the shoreline of Lake Superior. The water tower and church steeple are visible on the far righ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Town

Date: 1932
Description: Aerial view of town looking down from hill lined with trees. In the foreground railroad tracks cross a road. A church building and numerous dwellings are a...
Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland County & Part Bayfield County, Wisconsin, Showing Wisconsin Central Rail Road Lands Corrected

Date: 1896
Description: This 1896 map shows the township and range system, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, vacant land and land sold by the Wisconsin Central Rail...
Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland County and portions of Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

Date: 1890
Description: This 1890s map shows the Wisconsin Central Railroad land grant lands owned and for sale by the Soo Line in Ashland County, Wisconsin, as well as in the eas...
Map or Atlas

City of Ashland

Date: 1900
Description: This map is shows land in white and water in blue and is indexed for parks, points of interest, schools, churches, and recreational areas. The map shows lo...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Mellen

Date: 09 1909
Description: Sanborn map of Mellen.
Photograph

Ashland Pier

Date: 09 14 1962
Description: View from pier, lined with rocks, towards town. There are industrial buildings along the shoreline, and up a small rise is a building with a tower, and on ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland County and Portion of Bayfield Co., Wisconsin

Date: 1915
Description: This map shows school houses, churches, farms, and railroads. Chequamecon Bay and Bad River Indian Reservation are labeld. The map reads: "All lands shown ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland County & Part Bayfield Co., Wis., Showing Wisconsin Central Ry. Lands

Date: 1909
Description: This map shows vacant Wisconsin Central Ry. lands, settlers houses, lands sold by Wisconsin Central Ry., schools, churches, saw mills, and roads; also show...

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