Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 73

Photograph

Dawson Pine

Date: 1911
Description: A view of a Norway Pine. This type of pine tree was used by Native Americans to mark portages and trails, and later by the Dawson Route to mark the boundar...
Photograph

Bill Marr

Date: 1911
Description: Bill Marr standing on the shore of the river next to canoes. He is holding a tobacco pipe.
Photograph

Railroad Tracks and Water Tank

Date: 1911
Description: A view down railroad tracks toward a water tank. Lake Windigoostigwan is on the left.
Photograph

Rain Gear

Date: 1911
Description: A young man wearing rain gear standing by a canoe and boxes of supplies.
Photograph

Boy with Canoe

Date: 1911
Description: Howard T. Greene standing by a canoe preparing to launch.
Photograph

Bill Marr

Date: 1911
Description: View looking back at Bill Marr sitting in a canoe, paddling along the river.
Photograph

Drying Blankets

Date: 1911
Description: From L-R: Howard T. Greene, Bill Marr, and Doc Copeland holding a blanket over a campfire to dry it. The shoreline is on the right.
Photograph

Relaxing in a Canoe

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards one of The Gang reclining in a canoe on the water. His hat is pulled over his eyes and a fishing pole is propped up in the front ...
Photograph

French River

Date: 1911
Description: A view from the water of the French River and the tree-lined shorelines. There is a man in a canoe further down the river on the right.
Photograph

Dam Ruins

Date: 1911
Description: The wreckage of an old dam on the French River.
Photograph

Bivouac Camp

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang's bivouac camp near French Lake on the edge of the forest.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Indian Cache

Date: 1911
Description: A birch bark Indian cache weighted down with stones. There is rolled birch bark protruding from beneath it.
Photograph

Gathering Blueberries

Date: 1911
Description: The boys gathering wild blueberries in the woods.
Photograph

Dining by Pickerel Lake

Date: 1911
Description: Two of The Gang eating a meal on the shore of Lake Pickerel. One of them is sitting on a large rock. There is a dog standing between rocks on the right.
Photograph

Carl in a Canoe

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

Old Steamer Wreckage

Date: 1911
Description: Wreckage from an old steamboat partly submerged in a lake.
Photograph

Dawson Trail Pine

Date: 1911
Description: View from shoreline towards a tall, lone pine tree further up the shoreline, which marks the Dawson Trail.
Photograph

Tent

Date: 1911
Description: A tent with a birch pole frame. A pack of supplies is on the ground at the opening of the structure.
Photograph

Canadian Rangers

Date: 1911
Description: Two Canadian rangers sitting on the grass. They are wearing hats and leather boots.

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: