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Camp By Tower

Date: 08 1915
Description: John "Jack" Greene and William "Bill" Norris at the campsite neat Tower, Minnesota. The canoes are visible behind them.
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Settlers Cabin

Date: 08 1915
Description: Jack standing on a pier with his hands on his hips. Behind him are two men and settlers' cabins.
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The Cook and the Campfire

Date: 08 1915
Description: Earl cooking breakfast over the campfire at the camp near the Vermillion River, which is in the background.
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Portaging with Horse Team

Date: 08 1915
Description: The Gang loading their canoes onto a horse-drawn wagon.
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Resting by Rocks

Date: 08 1915
Description: Jack and William Norris resting during a portage. Jack is sitting on a large rock and William is leaning against it.
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Camp Near Crane Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: The Gang at their camp near Crane Lake. Fog is hanging over the lake.
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B Walks a Boom

Date: 08 1915
Description: B (William Norris) walking a boom in the water with Jack looking on from a canoe nearby. B is using a paddle to balance himself. This is in the Narrows bet...
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Falling Into the Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: B (William Norris) beginning to fall off the log boom into the lake. This is in the Narrows between Sand Point and Namakan Lakes.
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B in the Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: B (William Norris) standing in shallow water after falling off a log boom. This is in the Narrows between Sand Point and Namakan Lakes.
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Dad Makes Notes

Date: 08 1915
Description: Howard Greene ("Dad") sitting on a stool outdoors writing in a notebook.
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Sunset on the Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: One of The Gang is silhouetted sitting in a canoe as the sun is setting over Namakan Lake.
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Waking Up

Date: 08 1915
Description: One of The Gang waking up in the bivouac camp by Namakan Lake.
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Indian Settlement

Date: 08 1915
Description: A view of an Indian settlement on Moose River near Namakan Lake.
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Tipi at Indian Settlement

Date: 08 1915
Description: Two children and a man posing near a tipi (teepee) at an Indian settlement near Moose River.
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Two Indian Men

Date: 08 1915
Description: Two Indian men posing together at a settlement near Moose River. The man on the left is wearing an embroidered shirt that is probably made of leather. The ...
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Young Indian Man

Date: 08 1915
Description: A young man wearing beaded bandolier bags. He is holding what appears to be a tobacco pipe.
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Indian Family

Date: 08 1915
Description: A father and his three young daughters posing together in an open structure made of branches.

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