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Wash Day at Camp

Date: 1907
Description: The travelers are washing their clothes in the St. Croix River. There are a number of logs at the river's edge.
Drawing

Carl's Cartoon

Date: 1909
Description: A cartoon drawn by Carl depicting Billy Mac being punched by an anthopmorphized canoe, which is wearing boxing gloves.
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Ontario Fire Ranger

Date: 1910
Description: Canadian Fire Ranger J.B. MacDonald standing on the dock by Fall Lake.
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Lumberjacks On the River

Date: 1910
Description: A bateau or york boat full of lumberjacks traveling down the river.
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Canoeing On a Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Two of The Gang paddling their canoe on a lake.
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Portage at Basswood Lake

Date: 1910
Description: The Gang's canoes are at the shore of Basswood Lake as they prepare to portage.
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Lunch Break

Date: 1910
Description: The Gang stop for a lunch break between Crooked and Iron Lakes. There is an American flag and another flag displayed among their supplies.
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Packed Up

Date: 1910
Description: One of The Gang preparing for a portage, heavily burdened with packs of supplies. There is a lake behind him.
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Sitting by the Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Billy Mac and Dad sitting on a tarp, looking out over the lake. Another person is sitting on the right. There is a flag displayed that may be an Ontario fl...
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Dad with His Pipe

Date: 1910
Description: Howard "Dad" Greene looking contemplative as he is smoking his tobacco pipe outdoors. There is a lake in the background.
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John Otter and His Family

Date: 1910
Description: John Otter, who is standing second from the left, posing with seven members of his family in an Indian village at the mouth of the Namakan River. There is ...
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Sailing The Tub

Date: 1910
Description: Bill Marr, on the left, and Carl, on the right, paddling Bill's folding canoe known as The Tub. The vessel has a sail.
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Cliff and Canoe

Date: 1910
Description: One of The Gang's canoes in the lee of a sheer cliff on Lac La Croix.
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Lunch Stop at Sand Point

Date: 1910
Description: The Gang stopping at Sand Point for a lunch break. The canoes are at the edge of the shoreline, while everyone is sitting on the ground eating. The canoe o...
Drawing

"Poetic Justice" Cartoon

Date: 1910
Description: Carl's humorous drawing depicting The Gang as stick figures in three panels. Di the dog is also featured and is more completely drawn.
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Laundry

Date: 1910
Description: Bill Marr, on the left, and Howard "Dad" Greene washing their clothes with soap on a rock by the lake.
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Canoeing

Date: 1910
Description: Rear view across water towards Billy Mac and another of The Gang paddling a canoe on a lake. The men have changed into a reserved set of travel clothes so ...
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William MacLaren

Date: 1910
Description: Billy Mac wearing a backpack while standing on rocks. He is holding a fishing pole, and another person is sitting on a rock near water in the background.

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