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Cemetery View

Date: 1890
Description: People in a cemetery. Includes a view of the Scofield family monument.
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Sturgeon Bay Townscape in Winter

Date: 1890
Description: A winter scene showing the courthouse, schoolhouse, and Congregational Church, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
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A Picnic

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Description: Men and women on an outing.
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Family Camping

Date: 1890
Description: A family campsite with a woman and three boys standing next to a canvass wall tent. In front of the tent is a campfire with pots, and a log with a hatchet ...
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Summer Relaxation

Date: 1901
Description: Aunt Helen lounging on a hammock slung between two trees. Her son, Syl, is sitting nearby on a cane rocking chair.
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The Bird House at Bird Park

Date: 1933
Description: House built by Albert Zahn, Sr. He carved figures of angels, animals, and birds, and after his wife painted them, he mounted them on pillars in the yard. A...
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Group Posing on Ice Skates

Date: 1901
Description: Winter scene with four women, a man and a child, all well-dressed, posing on the ice wearing ice skates. Other skaters are behind them. Caption reads: "Syl...
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School and Memorial, Washington Island

Date: 1929
Description: School and war memorial on Washington Island.
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Harbor, Washington Island

Date: 1929
Description: One of the four harbors on Washington Island. There is a man on a pier or dock in the foreground, and a boat approaching on the left. A tree-lined shorelin...
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Christmas Tree and Paintings

Date: 1899
Description: A decorated Christmas tree surrounded by toys, including a wagon, drum, and wheelbarrow. A painting is displayed on a stand nearby, and a painted umbrella ...
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Three Boys with Fireworks

Date: 07 04 1902
Description: Three boys holding fireworks stand near a tent or open-sided awning in a backyard near a house.
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Woods and Barn

Date: 05 07 1963
Description: A landscape view from field of a small wooded area and a nearby barn.
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Lake Michigan Shoreline

Date: 05 05 1963
Description: A detail of the sand dunes along the Lake Michigan shoreline looking out to the lake.
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Remains of an Old Fishing Track

Date: 05 05 1963
Description: View of the remaining framework of an old fish-unloading track on the Lake Michigan shoreline. A wooded shoreline is beyond a pier in the far background.
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Cabin in the Woods

Date: 08 22 1964
Description: A close view of Jack Myers' log cabin on Washington Island. The cabin is surrounded by thick woods.
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Small Cabin

Date: 08 23 1964
Description: Lloyd Lehman stands in the open doorway of his small cabin on Washington Island. This cabin is one of a number of former summer camp buildings.
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Country Road Junction

Date: 08 23 1964
Description: A road intersection, surrounded by woods. Four mailboxes and several road signs are visible.
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Girl Skipping in Yard

Date: 08 23 1964
Description: Patti O'Connell skips barefoot through a barnyard area. The barn is covered in ivy and is owned by the Lloyd Lehman property.
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Forest Interior

Date: 08 24 1964
Description: View of a thick forest interior as seen from West Harber[sic] Road.
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Lakefront View

Date: 08 23 1964
Description: View of Lake Michigan as seen from the lakefront property owned by Mr. Lloyd Lehman. Mrs. Lehman, and a neighbor, Patti O'Connell, attempt to set a dinner ...

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