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Motorboating at Devils Island

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a wooden in-board motorboat on Lake Superior. Two men are in the front seat, and two bathing beauties are riding in the back wavi...
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"Lizzie W." in Apostle Islands

Date: 1915
Description: Two women aboard the Hull family boat, the "Lizzie W.," while it is tied to shore at one of the Apostle Islands.
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Old Mission Inn on Shoreline of Lake Superior

Date: 1890
Description: Old Mission Inn and boats on shoreline of Lake Superior on Madeline Island. The Old Mission Inn had numerous modifications over the years. It was razed in...
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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...
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Old Mission Cottages

Date: 1910
Description: View from water of Mission cottages along shoreline of Lake Superior in La Pointe, Madeline Island.
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Luncheon on Wilson's Island

Date: 1910
Description: Two women and a man sitting on the shore of Lake Superior, resting against a tree stump and boulders. One woman is reading, with a picnic basket at her sid...
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South Twin Island Fishing Village

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

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

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Description: Michigan Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior.
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Picnic on Apostle Island

Date: 1915
Description: Picnic on beach of one of the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior. Image includes Mrs. Chute, Mrs. Webb., Mrs. Hull, H.W. Rogers and Mr. Chute.
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Beach Picnic at Michigan Island

Date: 1918
Description: Picnic on Michigan Island beach at Apostle Island, Lake Superior. From left to right are Mrs. Chute, Mrs. Webb, Fritzie Chute (F.H. Chute, Minnepolis), A.G...
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Men and Boys on Hand-Pump Rail Cart

Date: 08 29 1922
Description: Men and boys are on a hand-pump rail cart on a Michigan Island beach, Lake Superior. A young girl is walking on the right.
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Captain Dan Angus

Date: 1913
Description: Captain Dan Angus standing on wooden boat dock, smoking a cigar. Dr. Albert Gregory Hull is partially visible on the left. The boat dock is possibly on Dev...
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Picnic on Apostle Island Beach

Date: 1914
Description: Group of people on an Apostle Island log-strewn beach. Outing included Johnie Webb, Mrs. Webb, Herbert Turman and Herbert Rogers.
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Picnic on Bear Island

Date: 1916
Description: Group of people gathered for a rustic picnic on Bear Island, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior. Image includes Mrs. J.L. Abernathy, Cora A. Hull, Mrs F.B. Chu...
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Rowing on Lake Superior

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Description: Man in a rowboat with two women along the shoreline of Lake Superior.
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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.
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Eastern Madeline Island Shore

Date: 1915
Description: Trees on the eastern shoreline of Madeline Island near Big Bay.
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Logging Camp at Big Bay

Date: 1910
Description: Logging Camp dock and buildings made of logs. Madeline Island shoreline on the bank of Lake Superior.

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