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Family Gathering on Basswood Island

Date: 1916
Description: Picnic on the shores of Basswood Island, Apostle Islands. Those picnicking include Harriet Webb, C.A. Hull, H.W. Rodgers, Mrs. J. Austin, Elizabeth Baker, ...
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Evangelical Church

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of Evangelical Church with neighboring houses.
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East Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down unpaved East Main Street, with lumber stacked along the roadside on the left, and on the right storefronts are lining the street. A horse-drawn v...
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Public School

Date: 1910
Description: Front entrance to the public school in Butternut. A wooden sidewalk leads up to the entrance, where a
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Vew of Main Street

Date: 1902
Description: Slightly elevated view looking down Main Street, with people walking on the wooden sidewalks, horse and carriages driving down the street and storefronts w...
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View of a Residential Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down road, with homes in a residential area, and a church building in the foreground on the right. The sign above the church door reads: "E. V. Luth. ...
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Old Mission Congregational Church

Date: 1930
Description: The Old Mission Congregational Church. The church was built in 1832 for a mission founded by Frederick Ayer in 1830. It is said to be the oldest Protestant...
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church Keys

Date: 1925
Description: It is unsure if these keys belong to the original St. Joseph's that was built in 1835 or in the later church from 1841. The keys were presented to the Soci...
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Mrs. Saxon and Horse Trixie

Date: 1919
Description: Mrs. Saxon in buggy with umbrella being pulled by her horse named Trixie.
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Group on Devils Island

Date: 1913
Description: Group of men and women standing on a dock at Devils Island. From left to right are Nelson Angus, A.G. Hull, Elsie Tough (Kansas City), Anne Ashley, Mrs. Hu...
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Picnic on Bear Island

Date: 1916
Description: Group of people gathered for a rustic picnic on Bear Island, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior. Image includes Mrs. J.L. Abernathy, Cora A. Hull, Mrs F.B. Chu...
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Bear Island Picnic

Date: 1916
Description: Group having a picnic on Bear Island of the Apostle Islands. Group includes Cora A. Hull, Mrs. Chute, John Webb, Bob Webb, Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Austin, and Mr. ...
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Boathouse for Devils Island Light Station

Date: 1913
Description: Boathouse, dock and boat at Devils Island Light Station. Bill Baker, Elsie Tough, and Captain Angus.
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Group on Basswood Island Dock

Date: 1917
Description: Group of men and women standing on Basswood Island Dock. Bill Baker, Elizabeth Hull, Florence Baker, Dorothy Stickney Ross, Louise Baker, Hamilton N. Ross ...
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Group of People on Old Mission Dock

Date: 1910
Description: Five ladies and one man standing on Old Mission Dock holding picnic baskets and umbrellas. The ladies with umbrellas are from left: Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Ervine,...
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Jean Baptiste Cadotte

Date: 1910
Description: Jean Baptiste "Johnny" Cadotte as a young child on porch on Madeline Island, with unidentified man. A woman is standing inside the screendoor behind them.
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Madeline Island Logging Camp

Date: 1910
Description: Madeline Island logging camp near Big Bay. Men preparing logs for a building, with three log buildings in background.
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Main Road to Mission

Date: 1913
Description: A couple strolling down the main road, through the woods, to the mission on Madeline Island.
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Trip Hannua Point

Date: 1905
Description: Rock formation known as Trip Hannua Point on an Apostle Island.
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Quarry on Basswood Island

Date: 1915
Description: Bill Baker standing on top of a wall of the quarry on Basswood Island.

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