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Picnic on Apostle Island Beach

Date: 1914
Description: Group of people on an Apostle Island log-strewn beach. Outing included Johnie Webb, Mrs. Webb, Herbert Turman and Herbert Rogers.
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Three People on Beach

Date: 1918
Description: C.A. Hull, an unidentified person, and Mason L. Thompson on an Apostle Island beach for a picnic.
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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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Engineers Learning Bridge Building

Date: 07 02 1917
Description: ROTC engineers, probably at Fort Sheridan, learn bridge building during their training at Fort Leavenworth.
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Fox River Canal

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Description: View of the side of a barge owned by the Pluswood company on the Fox River Canal. The boat is seen through the trees on the lawn of the Charles A. Grignon ...
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Dredge Winneconne

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Description: View across water of the dredge "Winneconne" on the Fox River canal. Although undated the photograph was probably taken during the 1940s. The "Winneconne"...
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Lunch by the Lake

Date: 07 27 1911
Description: The Gang eating their lunch by French Lake. Their canoes are pulled up on the shoreline.
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Carl in a Canoe

Date: 1911
Description: Young Carl paddling his canoe on the water. A tree-lined shore is in the background.
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Old Steamer Wreckage

Date: 1911
Description: Wreckage from an old steamboat partly submerged in a lake.
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Canoes at Quetico Lake

Date: 1911
Description: A serene view from shoreline through trees towards Quetico Lake. Two canoes are at the shoreline.
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Tanner Lake

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang canoes on Tanner Lake.
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Log House

Date: 1911
Description: The ruins of an abandoned log house. The roof has fallen in.
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Indian Women in Canoes

Date: 1911
Description: Indian women paddle their canoes on Rainy Lake. Other people and dogs are on the shore.
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Rainy Lake

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards a large rock outcropping on Rainy Lake.
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Rainy Lake Shore

Date: 1910
Description: A view across water towards the Rainy Lake shoreline, which includes Lyle Mine and Ranier.
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Boating on the Islander

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a group of women and children packed in the Islander steam launch which is tied to the pier. A nautical flag is flying fro...
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Black-berry Picking Across the Generations

Date: 08 27 1909
Description: A group of twelve people is standing in the woods holding berry pails. Three generations are represented. Grant Stroh is in the center with a child in fron...
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Playing with a Long Log in Archibald Lake

Date: 1913
Description: View across water towards a line of Holt children and others who are playing with a long log in Archibald Lake in front of the Bath House. Jeannette Holt i...
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W.A. Holt and Alfred Holt on the Beach

Date: 07 02 1920
Description: Alfred Holt is standing on the beach, carrying several boxes under his arm. To his right is his father W.A. Holt. A group of eight women are sitting on the...
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Peter and Douglas DeWitt Hammering at the Pier

Date: 1931
Description: With their backs facing the camera, Peter DeWitt (l) and Douglas DeWitt (r) are standing side by side, hammering nails into a pier on Archibald Lake. Dougl...

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