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Mission and Mission Dock

Date: 1920
Description: View from the water of the Mission, dock, Mission cottages, and Congregational Church on Madeline Island.
Photograph

Mission Inn

Date: 1920
Description: View across lawn of the Mission Inn on Madeline Island, with a shoreline on the left.
Photograph

Coast Guard Training Ship

Date: 1920
Description: View from boat of the Coast Guard ship at La Pointe. A shoreline is in the far background.
Postcard

Ore Docks

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen.
Postcard

Elevated View of Harbor

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Superior, Wis."
Photograph

Leo Capser Playing Piano on Old Mission Dock

Date: 1920
Description: Leo Capser, founder of the Madeline Island Historical Museum, sitting on a bench playing piano on the Old Mission Dock at Madeline Island.
Photograph

New Year's Trip to Ashland

Date: 1920
Description: Group of people standing on board a passenger ferry bound for a New Year's trip to Ashland.
Photograph

Mrs. Cora Hull & Mrs. Julia Wood

Date: 1920
Description: Mrs. Cora Hull & Mrs. Julia Wood are seated on the sandy shore of one of the Apostle Islands overlooking Lake Superior.
Map or Atlas

The Trails of Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: Shows 10 land and water trails along rivers and other bodies of water in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; each trail numbered and de...
Photograph

Mrs. Cora Hull and Mrs. Julia Wood

Date: 1920
Description: View of Mrs. Cora Hull and Mrs. Julia Wood sitting on the beach at a shoreline. A man stands near the water. In the background are trees.
Map or Atlas

Michigan and Wisconsin Showing Drainage Basins of the West Branch of the Montreal River and [East Branch of the] Montreal River : Also the Portion of Wisconsin Affected By Boundry [i.e. Boundary] Change

Date: 1920
Description: This blueprint map covers the boundary area between Lake Superior and the Lac Vieux Desert. The map reads: "Land lines, streams, lakes, railroads, cities a...
Map or Atlas

Michigan Wisconsin Boundary : Lake Superior to Green Bay

Date: 1920
Description: This blue line print map shows land claimed by the state and land claimed by Michigan, including disputed areas between the Branch River and Brule Lake and...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Western End of Lake Superior and the Michigan-Wisconsin Boundary

Date: 1920
Description: This map represents around 1841 and shows Lake Superior, other lakes, rivers, bays, and the border between Michigan and Wisconsin. There are annotations in...
Map or Atlas

Goodrich Road Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows state trunk highways and other main highways. Lake Michigan is at the far right, with Lake Superior at the top. Included is a portion of Upp...
Map or Atlas

Automobile Road Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows the numbered state trunk highways, county boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes. Lake Michigan is on the far left, with Lake Superior at the ...
Map or Atlas

Montreal River of Lake Superior - Ontonagon Riv. E. Fork - Riv. Sapin: The Montreal River Between the Riv. Gros Pin & Riv. Sapin

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows a sketch of of the Montreal Rivers and points of interest along the waterway. Includes manuscripts notes in the top and bottom margins. Lake...
Map or Atlas

Map Illustrative of the Range of Hills Crossed by the Montreal R. Portage to the 41st Pause

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows the range of hills crossed by Portage. Also shows the location of sandstone, conglomerate rocks, and the Portage trail. Includes manuscript ...
Map or Atlas

Rand McNally Standard Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map details automobile routes spanning across Wisconsin and parts of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Iowa. Cities, counties, Lake Michigan, Lake Su...
Map or Atlas

Rand McNally Standard Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows the entire state as well as portions of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan. Counties outlined in yellow, cities, rivers, lakes, and rai...
Map or Atlas

Tourists Guide and Good Road Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: The map shows the entire state with cities, rivers, and lakes labeled. The upper and right margin include inset maps of Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Applet...

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