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Gaylord Nelson Canoeing The Namekagon River

Date: 1966
Description: Gaylord Nelson participates in a canoe trip down the Namekagon River in an effort to protect the river under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
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Big Eau Claire Lake from Taylor's Cabins

Date: 1937
Description: Canoes and lawn chairs at the shore of Upper Eau Claire Lake. Caption reads: "Big Eau Claire Lake From Taylors Cabins, Drummond, Wis."
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Gifford's on East Lake

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of people sitting in a canoe next to a boat dock where more people are standing. A boathouse is on shore and a cottage is up a slight hill ...
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Gifford's Resort

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of people sitting in a canoe on the shore of East Lake next to a dock on which people are standing and a flag is waving. On shore there is ...
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Lake Samoset

Date: 1935
Description: Two people canoeing near the shoreline of Lake Samoset.
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W.A. Dennis Point Cottage

Date: 1932
Description: View across water of four people in a canoe on Cable Lake, with the W.A. Dennis Point Cottage and pine trees visible on the opposite shoreline.
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Boats at Shoreline of Lake Owen

Date: 1938
Description: View of two people in a canoe on Lake Owen near White Pine Lodge. Just behind them is a swimming platform. In the foreground is a dirt path in the grass, ...
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Canoe Poling

Date: 10 1937
Description: Rear view of two canoes, one directly behind the other, each propelled by a man traveling on the Brule River. The man in the foreground is using a pole, an...
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Summer Sanctuary

Date: 1959
Description: Paddlers in a canoe on their way down the Namekagon river. The shoreline on the left is tree-covered.
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Mary Griggs holding a beverage in canoe

Date: 1949
Description: Mary is wearing belted shorts and a short sleeve blouse while sitting sideways in a wood-strip and canvas canoe that is at rest near the shoreline on Lake ...
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Mary Sitting in Front of Canoe

Date: 1947
Description: Mary Griggs (Burke), wearing a patterned short-sleeve blouse, shorts, and a flower in her hair, is sitting in the front of a canoe on the Namakagon River i...
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Forest Lodge Boathouse

Date: 1997
Description: View of a two-story vertical-log structure surrounded by a lower deck and an upper deck with a pipe railing. There are ten double-hung windows, two wood do...
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Mary Canoeing the Namakagon River

Date: 1953
Description: Mary Griggs is sitting in the stern of a canoe paddling the Namakagon River with a male friend sitting in the bow. Mary is wearing shorts and a white blous...
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Mary Livingston Griggs Canoeing the Namakagon River

Date: 1954
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs is sitting in the bow of a canoe as a young male companion paddles them on the Namakagon River. Mary is wearing a white blouse and h...
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Boathouse with Three Canoes

Date: 1978
Description: Two-story vertical log boathouse on Lake Namakagan. Two canoes are on the boathouse deck and a red canoe is in the lake tied to the deck. Both floors of th...
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Mary Burke preparing to toss bowling ball on grass bowling green

Date: 1993
Description: Mary Burke is standing on the grass bowling green, preparing to toss a black ball down the pitch during the 100th anniversary celebration for Forest Lodge...
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Mary Canoeing with Dachshund

Date: 1942
Description: Mary Griggs [Burke] canoeing in a cedar strip canoe on Lake Namakagon with her pet dachshund and a friend. Mary is wearing a floral sundress.
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Mary Griggs Lounging in a Canoe on the Namakagon River

Date: 1944
Description: Mary Griggs is lounging in a cedar strip canoe with green canvas covering, along the shoreline of the Namakagon River. Mary has a yellow bow in her hair.

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