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Fishing on Gordon Dam

Date: 1907
Description: Howard T. fishing from Gordon Dam on the St. Croix River.
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Dawson Trail Pine

Date: 1911
Description: View from shoreline towards a tall, lone pine tree further up the shoreline, which marks the Dawson Trail.
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Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the dilapidated, abandoned Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store near Sturgeon Lake.
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Mac Laren Family Indian Grave

Date: 1911
Description: A dilapidated grave near Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store and Sturgeon Lake. The coffin is covered with birch bark.
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Playing Poker

Date: 1911
Description: L-R: Doc Copeland, Carl, and Bill Marr playing poker in the tent.
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The Dawson Dam

Date: 1911
Description: A view of Dawson Dam from below Tanner Lake.
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Inscriptions On Bark

Date: 1911
Description: Inscriptions or drawings on bark (which is possibly birch bark).
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Medicine Man Cache

Date: 1911
Description: A forgotten Indian cache in poor condition assembled by a Medicine Man. The contents include a green skull cap with a fur band, a tool for scraping hair fr...
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Namakan River

Date: 1911
Description: A view up the Namakan River towards rapids.
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Namakan Rapids

Date: 1911
Description: Rapids on the Namakan River, featuring an apron of smooth water and a rocky shoreline on the opposite side.
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Canoeing

Date: 1911
Description: Clay, Doc Copeland, and Diadem (Di) the dog are in a canoe on what may be Namakan River or Lake.
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Indian Graves

Date: 1911
Description: Two graves built side by side within a birch branch enclosure. Each grave has an individual wooden fence around it.
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Kettle Falls

Date: 1911
Description: "Old Bill," a Native American, is carrying a basket or box outdoors in Kettle Falls. There is a large wooden building behind him.
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Trapper's Camp

Date: 1909
Description: A view of a trapper's rustic lean-to in the woods.

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