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Sanborn Map of Washburn

Date: 09 1918
Description: An insurance map of Washburn, with an index and a key. Includes a small inset map of the State of Wisconsin that shows "Location of this town as above unde...
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Mary Burke Sitting Outdoors on Wood Bench

Date: 08 2001
Description: Mary Burke, wearing blue pants and blue print shirt, sitting on a cedar bench in the woods.
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Main Lodge Side View

Date: 05 2004
Description: Horizontal single-story log home with cedar roof and stone foundation and three chimneys. A mowed lawn and foundation plantings surround the cabin.
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Mary Griggs and Male Guest in Front of Main Lodge

Date: 1945
Description: Mary Griggs, wearing a salmon colored dress and cardigan is standing in front of the Main Lodge with a male friend who is wearing a gray suit and tie while...
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Mary Livingston Griggs and Guest

Date: 1957
Description: Mary is seated on the right, wearing a navy blue skirt and jacket and a pearl necklace. Her guest is wearing a navy blue dress with three-quarter length sl...
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View of Champagne Island from Forest Lodge

Date: 1910
Description: Woman wearing a white dress is standing among trees on a hillside that slopes towards Lake Namakagon. Champagne Island is seen in the background.
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Three Wheel Painted Wood Cart

Date: 1957
Description: Three wheel wood cart with a handle and four upright wood struts that form an open roof. The sides are painted with an alpine-type scene. A candelabra sit...
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Second Level of Forest Lodge Boathouse

Date: 1957
Description: Interior of the second floor of the Forest Lodge boathouse. Bamboo-type wall paneling hung with numerous bird prints. Rattan chairs with cushions and a lon...
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Road through Forest

Date: 10 1960
Description: A single lane dirt road curves through deciduous forest in early autumn on Forest Lodge property.
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Seven Men Lounging in front of Log Cabin

Date: 1902
Description: Crawford Livingston, wearing white shirt with a straw boater hat laying on the ground in front of him, and six friends are in various longing positions in ...
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Road Along Namakagon Lake

Date: 10 1960
Description: Narrow dirt road with guard posts curves among autumn foliage along Lake Namakagon near Forest Lodge cow palace.
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Mary Griggs Lounging in a Canoe on the Namakagon River

Date: 1944
Description: Mary Griggs is lounging in a cedar strip canoe with green canvas covering, along the shoreline of the Namakagon River. Mary has a yellow bow in her hair.
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Lawn Bowling by the Lake

Date: 1956
Description: Three boys lawn bowling on the bowling green next to Lake Namakagon; the Forest Lodge Boathouse and Champagne Island are in the background.
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Mary's Playhouse in the Woods

Date: 1993
Description: A white playhouse with green trim, windows and shutters situated in the forest. A sliding wood lattice gate covers the front porch, and a stove pipe extend...
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Front Entrance to Mary's Playhouse in the Woods

Date: 1993
Description: A white and green wood lattice sliding entrance to the front porch of a playhouse in the woods. The porch is covered with a metal roof.
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Mary Livingston Griggs

Date: 1957
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs, wearing a blue skirt and jacket, is seated in a pale blue brocade wing-backed chair, facing a television in the great room of the g...
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Two Couples on Bowling Green

Date: 1960
Description: Two couples playing English lawn bowling on Forest Lodge bowling green next to Lake Namakagon. One woman is wearing pink Bermuda shorts and a white sleevel...
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Mary Griggs Lounging Outdoors Reading with Friend

Date: 1938
Description: Mary Griggs, wearing a pink dress, cardigan and hair bow, and a male friend are lounging on blue painted wicker chaise lounge chairs with blue floral cushi...
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Mary Livingston Griggs Painting in the Boathouse on Lake Namakagon

Date: 11 1959
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs is seated at a table next to windows in the upper level of the boathouse, a paintbrush in her hand and various painting supplies arr...
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Mary Livingston Griggs on Boathouse Second Story Deck

Date: 10 1960
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs, dressed in a black dress and coat and using a cane, is standing on the second story outside deck of the Forest Lodge Boathouse on L...

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