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Railroad Tracks and Water Tank

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

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

Date: 1911
Description: Wreckage from an old steamboat partly submerged in a lake.
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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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Canoe with a Sail

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards Howard T. Greene traveling down a river in a canoe with a sail. The far shoreline is in the background.
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Entering Batchewaung Lake

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang lifting their canoes through a narrow, shallow passage into Batchewaung Lake. The passage is lined with rocks. One of The Gang is leaning on a pad...
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Standing By a Canoe

Date: 1911
Description: One of The Gang standing in shallow water next to a canoe which is loaded with supplies.
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Fallen Tree on Quetico River

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang guiding their canoes through a shallow portion of the Quetico River near a dam. There is a fallen tree across the river.
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Canoes at Quetico Lake

Date: 1911
Description: A serene view from shoreline through trees towards Quetico Lake. Two canoes are at the shoreline.
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Sailing on Rouge Lake

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards two of The Gang (possibly Carl and Bill) gliding on Rouge Lake in a canoe with a sail. The far shoreline is in the background.
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Uprooted Tree

Date: 1911
Description: Carl Greene and Bill Marr posing and standing with their arms spread wide at the base of a large, uprooted tree at the shoreline. Their canoes are in the w...
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Burntside Lake Campsite

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang at their camp in a shady spot by Burntside Lake. The canoes are in the water on the left.
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Moose at Lake Sturgeon

Date: 1911
Description: View from a canoe of a moose feeding in the waters of Sturgeon Lake. The prow of the canoe is in the foreground.
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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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Tanner Lake

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang canoes on Tanner Lake.
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Namakan River Shore

Date: 1911
Description: The dramatic shoreline of the Namakan River, featuring eroded land and tall trees. The canoes are on the shoreline.
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Canoe On Shore

Date: 1911
Description: A canoe is on the rocky shore near an outcrop.
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G. Swenson Store

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards the Gang standing in front of G. Swenson's Store in Kettle Falls, which is partially on the water. The steamer schedule is handwr...

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