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Sewing Class at School for Indian Children

Date: 1895
Description: Sewing room at Lac du Flambeau U.S. Government School for Indian children. Female students posed at their sewing machines and work tables.
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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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Young Boys in Boat

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Description: Two boys, probably brothers, using a small boat with outboard motor.
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Dr. Birge on Trout Lake

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge paddling on a raft in Trout Lake. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remaine...
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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 Mother

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Description: A Chippewa (Ojibwa) mother with two children, one of whom is in a cradleboard, at the Lac du Flambeau reservation. This image is part of an exhibit about N...
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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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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.
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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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Planting Seedlings

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Description: Planting seedings at the state nursery at Trout Lake.
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Post Office

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Description: A stagecoach full of people is outside the post office on snow-covered ground, waiting to leave town. Text on image reads: "Stage, Leaving Arbor Vitae, Wis...
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Boathouse from Lake

Date: 1960
Description: Wet boathouse that belonged to Don Walkins, on Catfish Lake. A woman stands on a pier near a boat.
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Gaylord Nelson Chats With Boys

Date: 07 1974
Description: Nelson takes time out during a campaign trip to talk with two boys. Dressed casually, Nelson is shown squatting down in a marsh area between the boys who a...
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Little Bohemia Lodge

Date: 1990
Description: The Little Bohemia Lodge where John Dillinger and his gang escaped from the FBI after a shootout in 1934. The lodge was visited by members of the crew for ...
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Indian Students at Government School

Date: 1896
Description: Indian boys and girls pose for a group portrait outdoors in front of the government school.
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Nurse with Native American Girl

Date: 10 1936
Description: A nurse poses outdoors holding a Native American girl at the Lac du Flambeau Indian reservation.
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Three Generations of Native Americans

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Description: Two women and an infant represent three generations of an Indian family. They are posing at the steps of the Health Center, where they are to attend Mother...
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Cranberry Harvest

Date: 1983
Description: Cranberry marshes flooded and full of cranberries for the harvest. In the background is farm equipment, and men are removing the cranberries from the marsh...

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