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Chippewa Indian Cemetery

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Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian cemetery, Lake Vieux Desert.
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Chippewa Indian Village

Date: 1903
Description: Portion of a Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian village at Lake Vieux Desert.
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Mr. Bearskin

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Description: Mr. Bearskin, a medicine man, at Lac du Flambeau sitting in front of of a wigwam covered with elm bark. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Ameri...
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Boulder Lake in Boulder Junction

Date: 1940
Description: View of trees along a fence in front of Boulder Lake.
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Public School at Eagle River, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the public school. Caption reads: "Public School at Eagle River, Wis."
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Ricing Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Vilas County, Ricing camp, Rice Creek. Lac Du Flambeau area.
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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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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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Senator and Mrs. McCarthy

Date: 1956
Description: Senator and Mrs. Joseph R. McCarthy at the Gateway Hotel in Land O'Lakes.
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Feeding Deer in the Deer Corral at Trout Lake

Date: 1912
Description: Trout Lake Forest Headquarters, the deer corral, with four fawns. Three of the fawns are eating from a trough, the third from a pail held by a man (partial...
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1960
Description: View across sidewalk and street towards the First Congregational Church, located at the corner of First and Division Streets. Built in 1924.
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The Pow Wow, Downstairs Vilas Theatre Building

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the Pow Wow restaurant in the basement of the Vilas Theatre building at 214 East Wall Street. Caption reads: "The Pow Wow, Downstairs Vila...
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At the Dock

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Eagle River dock, with excursion boats and a tug boat alongside two long piers in the foreground, and a steel frame bridge in the back...
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Wall Street

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of Wall Street (STH 70). In the foreground is an intersection, with a sign that reads: "Look Out for the Cars." There are storefront...
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Yellow Birch Lake on the Eagle Chain

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of fall color on Yellow Birch Lake on the Eagle Chain of Lakes. There is a boathouse on shoreline at the right obscured by trees.
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Thoroughfare Between Cranberry & Catfish Lakes

Date: 1910
Description: View from pier of two boys in a rowboat in the river, east of Eagle River. Caption reads: "Thoroughfare Between Cranberry & Catfish Lakes, Eagle River, Wis...
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Anvil Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View looking down hill towards two people in rowboats near the shoreline on Anvil Lake, east of Eagle River, on STH 70. Caption reads: "Anvil Lake, Eagle R...
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Pine Cottage, Hemlock Grove Cottages

Date: 1930
Description: Cottage at the resort with chairs on the grass in front. Caption reads: "Pine Cottage, Hemlock Grove Cottages, Route 2, Eagle River, Wisconsin."
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The Road to "The Morey"

Date: 1905
Description: The two-track unpaved road to "The Morey" northeast of Eagle River, on the east side of Otter Lake. Caption reads: "The Road to 'The Morey.'"
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Dance Pavilion at Everett's Resort

Date: 1934
Description: View through trees toward the dance pavilion at Everett's Resort on the shoreline of a lake. Boats are lying on a dock near the shoreline. Caption reads: "...

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