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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
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Trout Fishing on Brule River

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Superior

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye map of Superior, county seat of Douglas County, on the shores of Lake Superior, with insets of points of interest.
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Elderly Chippewa Man

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Description: White Feather, an elderly Chippewa (Ojibwa) man said to be 129-years-old. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbi...
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Brule River Monument

Date: 1930
Description: View of bridge and Brule River monument. Placed where the Brule River is crossed by the Memorial Highway from Superior to Brule and Ashland (Highway 2).
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Cedar Island on Brule River

Date: 1930
Description: Cedar Island on Brule River, a nationally known speckle trout stream. The island has native towering white pine and bubbling clear springs. These are some ...
Postcard

Evergreen Park Cottage Sanatorium

Date: 1905
Description: The Evergreen Park Cottage Sanatorium, where in 1903 Dr. W.B. Hopkins opened the first tuberculosis sanatorium in Wisconsin. Financial problems caused the ...
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State Teachers' College

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior view of the main building of the Superior State Teachers' College.
Postcard

State Normal School

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "State Normal School, Superior, Wis." Shrubs in front have been shaped into the letters: "NORMAL".
Postcard

State Normal School

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "State Normal School, Superior, Wis."
Postcard

Public Library

Date: 1918
Description: View towards the front and right side of the library. Caption reads: "Public Library Superior, Wis."
Photograph

Nemadji River

Date: 1953
Description: Nemadji River at the foot of 2nd Avenue and Robertson Avenue. A man is standing near the grassy shoreline in the center.
Postcard

The Old Standby

Date: 1930
Description: Caption reads: "'The Old Standby' First Lighthouse Built at the Head of Lake Superior—Superior Entry — 1854 Keepers, Com. Saxton and Samuel Palmer."
Photograph

Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: View of the remnants of the Minnesota Point Lighthouse. Faint caption at bottom reads: "Lighthouse".
Postcard

Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Caption reads: "Old Light House, Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wis."
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House Exterior in Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of a house built in about 1900.
Postcard

High School, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view across street towards a high school. Caption reads: "High School, Superior, Wis."
Photograph

Douglas County Museum

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Douglas County Museum, also known as the A.A. Roth Memorial. The museum was housed here from 1939 to 1963.
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Douglas County Historical Society Museum

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Douglas County Historical Society Museum, also known as the A.A. Roth Memorial. The museum was located here from 1939 until 1963.
Postcard

Douglas County Courthouse

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of the Douglas County Courthouse. Caption reads: "Court House, Superior, Wis."

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