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Mission Inn

Date: 1920
Description: View across lawn of the Mission Inn on Madeline Island, with a shoreline on the left.
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Howard Russell and Dog Team

Date: 1920
Description: Howard Russell with dog team bringing the mail to La Pointe.
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Tom Stahl with Dog Team

Date: 1910
Description: Tom Stahl's dog team pulling wagon loaded with goods and child past buildings in La Pointe.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: People gathered around picket fence in front of a decorated St. Joseph's Catholic Church in La Pointe on Madeline Island.
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Catholic Church at La Pointe

Date: 1870
Description: Boardwalk leading to St. Joseph's Catholic Church in La Pointe.
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Congregational Church

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Description: Interior of the Congregational Church on Madeline Island. The ceiling and walls are paneled in birchbark.
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Old Mission Church

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of the Congregational Church, a.k.a. Old Mission Church. The interior walls are covered with cedar trees.
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Centennial Celebration for Madeline Island Mission

Date: 1935
Description: Father Gumbly and Sisters, with three Native Americans in ceremonial dress, standing outdoors in front of altar.
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Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

Date: 1937
Description: Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.
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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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Old Mission Congregational Church

Date: 1916
Description: Illustration of the Old Mission Congregational Church. The church was built in 1832 for a mission founded by Frederick Ayer in 1830. It is said to be the o...
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Old Mission

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards Old Mission, as seen from the pier with Old Mission Congregational Church behind it. This Mission was established in 1830 by Fred...
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Old Mission Inn

Date: 1915
Description: The Old Mission Inn by what is believed to be the first Protestant religious building in Wisconsin called Old Mission Congregational Church.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: The interior of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. It was built in 1841 by Father Frederick Baraga (later Bishop), who established his mission in 1835. A small ...
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Egg Race

Date: 07 04 1922
Description: Women participating in egg race game during 4th of July celebration on Madeline Island, Apostle Island. Included are ?,?, Harriet Webb, Peg Caswell and Dor...
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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.
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Mrs. Lathrop at Old La Pointe Post Office

Date: 1910
Description: Mrs. Elizabeth Lathrop sitting on steps of La Point Post Office with an unidentified woman.
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Madeline Island Historical Museum

Date: 1958
Description: The Madeline Island Historical Museum behind a "pencil" designed fence.
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House with Stone Porch

Date: 1934
Description: Two-story wood house with stone porch on Madeline Island.

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