Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-18 of 18

Photograph

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.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Vermillion River

Date: 08 1915
Description: A view from the camp of the Vermillion River.
Photograph

Vermillion River Cascade

Date: 08 1915
Description: A view of water rushing over rocks in the Vermillion River.
Photograph

Portaging with Horse Team

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

River Gorge

Date: 08 1915
Description: A view through a tree-lined gorge on the Vermillion River.
Photograph

Camp Near Crane Lake

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

The Channel

Date: 08 1915
Description: A dramatic view through the Narrows between Sand Point and Namakan Lakes.
Photograph

International Boundary Marker

Date: 08 1915
Description: The international boundary marker between the United States and Canada. This is on the Canadian side of Sand Point Lake in the Narrows between Sand Point a...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Jack in the Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: View of Jack during a swim in the lake. This is in the Narrows between Sand Point and Namakan Lakes.
Photograph

Namakan Lake and Island

Date: 08 1915
Description: A view through trees to the palisades of a rocky island on Namakan Lake.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Kettle Falls

Date: 08 1915
Description: Newly built dams at Kettle Falls.
Photograph

Indian Family

Date: 08 1915
Description: A woman posing with two young girls who are probably her daughters. They're sitting on a bench outside a log house, with the Moose River in the background.
Photograph

Steamboat on Rainy Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: An elevated view of a steamboat on Rainy Lake near Kettle Falls. In the background is borrow pit for construction of Kettle Falls Dam.

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: