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Our Cottage

Date: 1910
Description: A family sits on a porch of a two-story cedar shake house with Lake Superior in background.
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Capt. Angus Sailboat

Date: 1910
Description: Gaff-rigged schooner the "Lizzie W." on Lake Superior just off from the mission dock on Madeline Island.
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Mission Landing

Date: 1910
Description: Steamboat "Skater" and two sailboats at end of the mission dock on Madeline Island.
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Fish Nets

Date: 1910
Description: Children standing in front of fish nets drying on net reels.
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Luncheon on Wilson's Island

Date: 1910
Description: Two women and a man sitting on the shore of Lake Superior, resting against a tree stump and boulders. One woman is reading, with a picnic basket at her sid...
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Dick on His Bike

Date: 1918
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones riding his bicycle in front of 1011 Walker Court (now 1011 Rutledge Court).
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Sigurd Olson

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Description: Sigurd Olson, in typical camping attire, during a canoe trip at Quetico Park in Canada.
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On the Lower Churchill

Date: 1961
Description: Sigurd Olson and friends canoeing on the Lower Churchill River.
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William O. Douglas

Date: 1958
Description: Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas during a canoe trip with conservationist Sigurd F. Olson. He is sitting with his hat in hand beside a canoe pulled...
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Charles E. Brown and Friend

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Description: Unidentified man pointing, and Charles E. Brown standing to his side, are beneath a tree on the shoreline of a lake (possibly Lake Monona).
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Farmer Posing with Bull

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Description: Theodore Monn stands next to a bull, holding a rope connected to the ring in the bull's nose. He is wearing work clothes and a hat. In the background is th...
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Man and Woman with Flags

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Description: A man and a woman stand in a yard behind a white picket fence. The man is leaning towards her while holding an American flag. She is wearing a light-colore...
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Two Children Hold a Flag

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Description: Two young children on the top step of a porch are holding an American Flag. One is standing and the other is sitting. They are wearing dresses, stockings, ...
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Earl Woodbury

Date: 1933
Description: Earl Woodbury, age 14, a student at Cloverland School, poses with a sheep on his home farm. The sheep has been recently shorn. There is another sheep and a...
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Lorena Feldmann

Date: 1931
Description: Lorena Feldmann, 13, hoes in the garden at her family's farm. She is somewhat overdressed for the task in a light coat, white stockings and dress shoes. A ...
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Group of Children Sitting Outdoors

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Description: Group of children sitting outdoors on front steps.
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Mr. Paulson and Group

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: Mr. Paulson posing with a group of people outdoors. He is holding a handful of what may be dirt.
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Lucey Family Farmers

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Description: Seven men posing with tractors. Two men are wearing neckties, while the others appear to be dressed for work.

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