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Family at Dining Table

Date: 1890
Description: Family gathered at the dining table.
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Children in Bed

Date: 1890
Description: Bedroom scene with two boys in a bed with ornate headboard.
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Family at the Beach

Date: 1890
Description: A man and three boys in swimming suits at the beach. Presumably, Lake Michigan.
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Family Camping

Date: 1890
Description: A family campsite with a woman and three boys standing next to a canvass wall tent. In front of the tent is a campfire with pots, and a log with a hatchet ...
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Summer Relaxation

Date: 1901
Description: Aunt Helen lounging on a hammock slung between two trees. Her son, Syl, is sitting nearby on a cane rocking chair.
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Ice Shanty on Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1898
Description: A boy dressed in knickers clears the ice in preparation to fish next to his family's ice shanty.
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Fish Boil Fire

Date: 1967
Description: Outdoor view of two pots used for a fish boil. One pot is engulfed in flames and children are running from the area.
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Fueling Fish Boil Fire

Date: 1967
Description: A man fueling a fire for a fish boil, as people look on.
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Laurie Residence, Sturgeon Bay , Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: The Laurie residence, home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laurie, occupied by them since 1870. A group of people are posing in the grass in the foreground.
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Three Boys with Fireworks

Date: 07 04 1902
Description: Three boys holding fireworks stand near a tent or open-sided awning in a backyard near a house.
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Syl with Long Curly Hair

Date: 07 09 1898
Description: Syl, with long curly hair and wearing an undershirt, sits on a chair near a floor lamp with fringed lampshade. There is a small, framed painting hanging on...
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Syl Sleeping on Settee

Date: 07 23 1899
Description: Syl sleeping on a high-backed, upholstered, carved wood settee. Framed pictures are on the wall above him.
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Syl Asleep on Settee

Date: 01 28 1900
Description: Syl sleeping on a high-backed, upholstered, carved wood settee. Framed pictures are on the wall above him. Nearby is a mirror and leather bound books.
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Syl and Pa Lighting Fireworks

Date: 07 04 1901
Description: Syl and Pa, both wearing hats, sit on a lawn lighting fireworks. There is a tent or open-sided awning behind them among trees.
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Syl and Uncle Archie Posing in Tree

Date: 07 07 1901
Description: Syl and "Uncle" Archie posing sitting in a tree at Sylvan Lodge.
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Syl Playing Piano

Date: 11 12 1902
Description: Syl, sitting on a wooden adjustable stool reads from sheet music and plays the piano.
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Syl Sitting at Piano

Date: 11 02 1902
Description: Syl sitting on an adjustable stool at a piano with one hand on the keyboard. In the background a cast iron stove is visible.
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Snow and Ice Along Shoreline

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated winter scene with Sylvester Dankoler (b. 1895) standing on ice and mounds of snow near a broken pier along a shoreline. The shadow of the photogra...
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Boys With Bicycle on Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: Syl stands holding an umbrella near an unidentified boy who is leaning on a bicycle on the edge of a cobblestone street. Storefronts are along the street o...
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Syl with Christmas Tree

Date: 1900
Description: Syl, son of the photographer, stands next to a Christmas tree surrounded with presents, including a punching-bag, books and boxing gloves.

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