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Mount Calvary College

Date: 1893
Description: View down tree-lined road, with Mount Calvary College on a hill in the distance.
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Devil's Island Lighthouse

Date: 1934
Description: View from water of Devil's Island lighthouse located above sandstone caves and arches in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior. Caption reads: "Devil's Isla...
Painting

Grand Chute Painting

Date: 1856
Description: " . . . At Grand Chute stood the young settlement of Appleton. Although only a few years old, it already boasted a college, named, as was the village itsel...
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Grounds at Ravenswood Hotel

Date: 1931
Description: Elevated view of the pines on the grounds of Ravenswood. Benches are set along a stone-lined path and an automobile is parked behind the trees on the right...
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Two Men Sitting on a Drain Pipe

Date: 1920
Description: Dredging Lakewood Bay to fill the lots for sale in Lakewood. The men are sitting side-by-side on the drainpipe with their bare feet in the water. There is ...
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State Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view across Langdon Street of the Wisconsin State Historical Society building under construction in winter with snow on the ground. A group of men...
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Island Camp

Date: 1911
Description: A view across Pickerel Lake of The Gang's camp on an island. There is a tent set up and smoke is wafting up from a campfire.
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Canadian Rangers' Camp

Date: 1911
Description: Two Canadian Rangers eating a meal by the campfire at their camp on Eden Island by Quetico Lake.
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Old Dawson Trail Dam

Date: 1911
Description: An elevated view of the bridge and dam on the Old Dawson Trail at the end of Sturgeon Lake. The dam was built in 1873 by Simon Dawson.

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