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Bill Williams

Date: 1907
Description: Bill Williams standing in front of a tree at the shoreline. There is a canoe next to him on the left, and paddles, bags and boxes are on the ground on the ...
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Shooting the Rapids

Date: 1907
Description: Two men watching from the shore as Bill Marr shoots the Kettle Rapids in a canoe. The spectators are sitting on logs.
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Camps

Date: 1907
Description: The travelers camp near the Northern Pacific Ridge. Canoes are docked at the edge of the river, and a pile of logs are in the foreground.
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Kugler and The Gang

Date: 1914
Description: From left to right: Clay, Jack, and Edwin Kugler are next to a canoe on the shore of Pine Lake.
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Doc Copeland Repairing Canoe

Date: 1916
Description: Doc Copeland repairing a canoe after it had run onto a spike on the river.
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The Boys Go Swimming

Date: 1916
Description: Jack and Russell Greene go swimming in the lake after setting up camp. There is a canoe in the foreground.
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Canoeing Home

Date: 08 1916
Description: Two of The Gang (maybe Jack and Dad) canoeing homeward down the Chippewa River.
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Bill Marr

Date: 1911
Description: Bill Marr standing on the shore of the river next to canoes. He is holding a tobacco pipe.
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Bill Marr

Date: 1911
Description: View looking back at Bill Marr sitting in a canoe, paddling along the river.
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Relaxing in a Canoe

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards one of The Gang reclining in a canoe on the water. His hat is pulled over his eyes and a fishing pole is propped up in the front ...
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French River

Date: 1911
Description: A view from the water of the French River and the tree-lined shorelines. There is a man in a canoe further down the river on the right.
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Lunch by the Lake

Date: 07 27 1911
Description: The Gang eating their lunch by French Lake. Their canoes are pulled up on the shoreline.
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Canoe with a Sail

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards Howard T. Greene traveling down a river in a canoe with a sail. The far shoreline is in the background.
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Entering Batchewaung Lake

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang lifting their canoes through a narrow, shallow passage into Batchewaung Lake. The passage is lined with rocks. One of The Gang is leaning on a pad...
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Standing By a Canoe

Date: 1911
Description: One of The Gang standing in shallow water next to a canoe which is loaded with supplies.
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Quetico River Dam

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang guiding their canoes through a shallow passage by a dam on the Quetico River. The passage contains many logs and rocks.
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The Gang in the Quetico River

Date: 1911
Description: Five of The Gang standing among rocks and logs in the shallow portion of the Quetico River. They are standing next to their canoes, which are loaded with s...
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Fallen Tree on Quetico River

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang guiding their canoes through a shallow portion of the Quetico River near a dam. There is a fallen tree across the river.
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Quetico River Dam

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang guiding canoes through shallow water past a dam in the Quetico River.
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Sailing on Rouge Lake

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards two of The Gang (possibly Carl and Bill) gliding on Rouge Lake in a canoe with a sail. The far shoreline is in the background.

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