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Charles Scofield Monument

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Description: Cemetery monument of Charles Scofield. A woman dressed in black stands next to the monument.
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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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A Picnic

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Description: Men and women on an outing.
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Men Working on Damaged Ship

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of men repairing a docked, damaged ship. A shoreline is in the distance.
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Mrs. Katherine McCullough Speaking in Sister Bay

Date: 06 27 1912
Description: Suffragist Mrs. Katherine McCullough speaking to a gathering in front of the store and post office run by Mrs. W. Bunda in Sister Bay.
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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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Uncle Herman's Farm

Date: 08 02 1903
Description: Group of well-dressed people posing outdoors at Uncle Herman's farm. Harry Dankoler is the man in the middle holding the shutter release mechanism. On the ...
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Richmond Memorial Park Marker

Date: 1929
Description: Richmond Memorial Park Marker with John Donald and Professor Aust seated on either side of it. The marker is located in Gibralter Rock, Wisconsin. It reads...
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Group Posing on Ice Skates

Date: 1901
Description: Winter scene with four women, a man and a child, all well-dressed, posing on the ice wearing ice skates. Other skaters are behind them. Caption reads: "Syl...
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Harbor, Washington Island

Date: 1929
Description: One of the four harbors on Washington Island. There is a man on a pier or dock in the foreground, and a boat approaching on the left. A tree-lined shorelin...
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Lover's Leap

Date: 1906
Description: View of Lover's Leap with a group of people on the rocks near the shoreline under an overhang. Caption reads: "Lovers Leap, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
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Big Bill Thompson and Friends

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Description: "Big" Bill Thompson (center) poses with two friends from Chicago in front of a lodge.
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Log Cabin

Date: 1914
Description: Log cabin known as the "haunted house" on Rock Island, remodeled by Chester Thordarson. There are three people sitting on the porch.
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Thordarson Garden Fish Pond

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Description: Chester Thordarson stands in his garden with a friend near the fish pond, which has a fountain.
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Boats at Fishing Wharf

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Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
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Construction Addition

Date: 08 22 1964
Description: Two men construct an addition to Mr. Jack Myers' house on Washington Island.
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Syl Fishing at Sturgeon Bay

Date: 07 1899
Description: Syl with two women and a man, all wearing hats, fishing off of a dock in Sturgeon Bay. Behind them is a small wooden structure.
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Aunt Helen and Mrs. Quill

Date: 11 12 1899
Description: Aunt Helen and Mrs. Quill stand in front of a backdrop near a fence. They are both wearing military style uniforms including hats. The woman on the right a...
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Aunt Helen and Mrs. Quill

Date: 11 12 1899
Description: Aunt Helen and Mrs. Quill stand shoulder to shoulder in front of a backdrop. They are both wearing military style uniforms including hats.

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