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| Date: | 05 16 1973 |
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| Description: | View of the ferry "Gar-How" taken from on board the ferry "Island Queen" while both were docked at Madeline Island. The "Gar-How" was named after Howard Ru... |
| Date: | 05 16 1973 |
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| Description: | Steel-hulled ferry "Nichevo II" at the city dock in La Pointe. The "Nichevo II" began service in 1962. It was built by Fraser Shipyards of Superior for Har... |
| Date: | 05 16 1973 |
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| Description: | Front view of the La Pointe Town Hall on Madeline Island. |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey with pre-schoolers and their teacher at Ellis School, a program supported in part by Title I federal funding. Throughou... |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Teacher Dorothy Ledin teaching numbers to two pre-schoolers using a board with removable numbers and dots at Ellis School. |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | A student using an engine lathe in an auto mechanics class at Indianhead Technical Institute. He is wearing safety glasses, jeans and an Ashland wrestling ... |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (center) holding a press conference about federal funding for education with students at Ellis School. A few journal... |
| Date: | 1977 |
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| Description: | This pictorial map was produced by the Chateau, a resort in La Pointe, and shows Madeline Island landmarks and tourist attractions. On the verso is the spr... |
| Date: | 08 1971 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Madeline Island, and a few of the Apostle Islands in the distance. |
| Date: | 08 1971 |
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| Description: | View across water towards two seagulls resting on a rock outcropping of Stockton Island. Trees are growing on the top of the formation. |
| Date: | 08 1971 |
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| Description: | View across water towards two rock formations on the coast of Stockton Islands. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A woodcut illustration of a whiskey still. The message on the reverse is addressed to Senator Gaylord Nelson. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | View of the Madeline Island Historical Museum and a fence framed by two trees. A wooden sign points the way. |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | A girl is riding her bike through a puddle created by melting snow. She is holding her feet up off the pedals, away from the splashing water. |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | A musher on a dogsled with 10 dogs pulling in tandem. This is a race because he is wearing a number. Low hills with trees are in the background. |
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