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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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