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Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Bayfield

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye view of Bayfield, county seat of Bayfield County. On the lower left side is an inset for Bayfield and the Apostle Islands.
Photograph

Old Mission Inn

Date: 1910
Description: View from water of the Old Mission Inn on the shore of Lake Superior in La Pointe on Madeline Island. Dwelling to the left is a portion of the lower dormit...
Photograph

Old Mission Cottages

Date: 1910
Description: View from water of Mission cottages along shoreline of Lake Superior in La Pointe, Madeline Island.
Photograph

South Twin Island Fishing Village

Date: 1915
Description: Building, boats, and fish net drying reels on South Twin Island in the Apostle Islands archipelago.
Photograph

Outer Island Lighthouse

Date: 1950
Description: Lighthouse on Outer Island of the Apostle Islands.
Photograph

Devil's Island Lighthouse

Date: 
Description: Lighthouse and buildings on Devil's Island of the Apostle Islands.
Photograph

La Pointe Light

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Description: La Pointe Light on Long Island (Apostle Islands), Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior.
Photograph

Sand Island Lighthouse

Date: 1915
Description: Sand Island Lighthouse on Apostle Island, Lake Superior. Lighthouse keeper and family are posing in the front of the building.
Photograph

Michigan Island Lighthouse

Date: 
Description: Michigan Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior.
Photograph

Boathouse for Devils Island Light Station

Date: 1913
Description: Boathouse, dock and boat at Devils Island Light Station. Bill Baker, Elsie Tough, and Captain Angus.
Photograph

Mrs. Lathrop Pushing Wheelbarrow

Date: 1910
Description: Mrs. Lathrop, the town post mistress, pushing her wheelbarrow down a long wooden dock at La Pointe. She is on her way to haul merchandise for her store.
Photograph

Devil's Island Lighthouse

Date: 1934
Description: View from water of Devil's Island lighthouse located above sandstone caves and arches in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior. Caption reads: "Devil's Isla...
Photograph

H.L. Gary Summer Home

Date: 1940
Description: Lakeside view from pier of large two-story house and grounds on Madeline Island.
Photograph

C.D. O'Brien Summer Home

Date: 1937
Description: Two-story house with an enclosed front porch, built in 1929 on the northwest shore of Madeline Island.
Photograph

Aerial View of Nebraska Row

Date: 1937
Description: Aerial view of Nebraska Row on the lakeshore of the west side of La Pointe, showing houses, roads and piers. Nebraska Row was started in 1899 when summer r...
Photograph

Nebraska Row Summer Homes

Date: 1937
Description: View from lake of the summer homes on Nebraska Row along the shoreline of Lake Superior.
Postcard

Fisherman's Home, Bear Island

Date: 09 24 1910
Description: View of several fisherman's homes on Bear Island, one of the islands that make up the Apostle Islands. An American flag is flying between buildings and a d...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Michigan Island and Gull Island, Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: A detailed map of Michigan Island and Gull Island in the Apostle Islands group (T51N, R1W, 4 M) that shows sections, landowners, the Michigan Island Lighth...

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