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Star Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Star Lake, Arbor Vitae Township, with the railroad tracks of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway on right and lake on the left.
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Indian School Baseball Team

Date: 1925
Description: Indian school (U.S. Indian Service) baseball team, posed in uniform during a baseball game.
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Equipment at Trout Lake Station

Date: 1929
Description: Dr. E.A. Birge's equipment at his Trout Lake Station laboratory.
Postcard

Forest Rangers on Horseback

Date: 1912
Description: Two forest rangers are posing on horseback. Handwritten on front: "Forest Rangers at Trout Lake Station."
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Chippewa Lodging Framework

Date: 1929
Description: Framework for a Chippewa (Ojibwa) wigwam (left) and long medicine lodge at Lac du Flambeau. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepare...
Postcard

Chippewa Portrait

Date: 1913
Description: A postcard of a Native American (Ojibwa) at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt...
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Native American Game

Date: 1911
Description: Indians playing a game at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. "The man in the center is holding counting sticks. A constant drumming is kept up to make concentra...
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Wittenberg Grays Baseball Team at Eagle River

Date: 09 03 1922
Description: Outdoor portrait of the Wittenberg Grays baseball team, presumably taken at a baseball field. Front row is seated on a makeshift bench. Melvin Schlytter ...
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Store, Hotel and Post Office

Date: 1915
Description: View of three buildings; a store, hotel and post office. A group of men are gathered on the porch at the post office.
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Railroad Station, Store and Hotel in Boulder Junction

Date: 1915
Description: View looking towards railroad tracks and a station on the left, with a store and hotel on the right. A man is standing near the railroad tracks on the far ...
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Ricing Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Vilas County, Ricing camp, Rice Creek. Lac Du Flambeau area.
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Ricing Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Vilas County, Ricing camp, Rice Creek. Lac Du Flambeau area.
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Ricing Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Vilas County, Ricing camp, Rice Creek. Lac Du Flambeau area.
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Indian School

Date: 1929
Description: Indian boarding school at Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Reservation. Children are in front of the building, and in the side yard.
Postcard

Porch at Warner's Resort

Date: 1936
Description: View along the porch at Warner's Resort. The porch roof is supported by large rustic tree trunks or branches. Caption reads: "The Porch at Warner's Resort,...
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Manitowish Lake

Date: 1935
Description: Manitowish Lake in Manitowish Waters.
Postcard

Star Lake and Road

Date: 1948
Description: View from left side of road towards several buildings and a lake on the right. Down the road automobiles are parked outside of a building with a sign that ...
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Railroad Station

Date: 1900
Description: View across railroad tracks with a view of a railroad station and a Western Union telegraph office. Men are standing on the porch of the railroad station, ...
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Sayner Resort

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of Sayner Resort on Plum Lake.
Map or Atlas

Northern Wisconsin Lake Region

Date: 1923
Description: Vilas County. Published by Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Ry.

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