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Labor Day at Bayfield

Date: 1912
Description: Boats and people at the Bayfield dock on Labor Day 1912. Boats include Thelma; Lusitania; which later became a U.S. Mail boat; Captain Angus'...
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"The Apostle Island" Booth Fisheries Boat

Date: 1950
Description: Photographic postcard view of a fishing boat in Lake Superior with tourists on board. There is an island on the horizon. Caption reads: "'The Apostle Isla...
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Main Street

Date: 1950
Description: Photographic postcard view down Main Street, with Lake Superior in the distance. There is a cafe on the left and bars on the right. Cars are parked along t...
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City Dock

Date: 1949
Description: Photographic postcard view of the City Dock on Lake Superior. There are four boats, and people and cars are on the dock. A sign in the foreground reads: "N...
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A Complete Deer Season, Cornucopia, Wis.

Date: 1950
Description: Photographic postcard of a man holding a rifle, squatting on ground on the right, with his trophies: Carcasses of a deer, a bear and a wolf hanging from pi...
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The "Drummond District," Rust-Owen Lumber Co.

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of an open hay field with stacks of hay. The farmer in the right foreground is working on a haystack. Caption reads: "The 'Drumm...
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Norway Piling, Drummond, Wis.

Date: 1920
Description: View across railroad tracks towards train flatbeds stacked with large pine logs. There is a man standing further down the tracks looking towards the flatbe...
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Wisconsin's North Coast

Date: 1963
Description: Text on front reads: "Wisconsin's North Coast." A man is standing on the side deck of a boat, and in the distance is the Raspberry Island Lighthouse with a...
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Historical Museum and Cultural Center

Date: 1990
Description: Text on front reads: "Washburn, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Washburn Historical Museum and Cultural Center. National Register of Historical Places. Washburn, ...
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Sioux River

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Sioux River." On reverse: "Big Rock on Sioux River. Washburn, Wisconsin. A thrilling day of trout fishing and picnicking at the Big R...

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