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Log Driving Crew

Date: 1905
Description: Log driving crew for the Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company. Crew members are in the process of breaking a jam at the Big Eddy. One of the men is carrying a yo...
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Ice Fishing on Lake Superior

Date: 1942
Description: Two men and two boys standing on ice in front of a windsled. All four are holding lake trout.
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Breaking Log Jam on Chippewa River

Date: 1903
Description: Three barefoot boys stand on a pile of logs in the foreground looking across the river at a group of men working to free a log jam in the Big Eddy on the C...
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Fishing On Breakwater

Date: 1910
Description: Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater.
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Lone Fisherman

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Description: View across water towards Laurie Peterson, son of the photographer, fishing from a rock on a misty morning near the family home.
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High Rock

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Description: North face of High Rock. Two women are sitting on the sandy beach, one child is playing along the shoreline near a rowboat and canoe pulled up on the sandy...
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Steamboat Rock

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Description: Steamboat Rock, with two children playing at the edge of the river.
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Romance Cliff

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Description: Romance Cliff from the bar above High Rock. Two children are on the beach in the foreground.
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Four Boys in a Boat #377

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Description: Ashley Bennett and three friends in a homemade sailboat. This was captioned: "Going to Join the Navy."
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Boy at Witches' Gulch Bracket

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Description: Bracket at the mouth of Witches' Gulch, with boy a posing sitting on the edge.
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"Apollo No. 1" at Louis Bluff

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Description: "Apollo No. 1" steamboat at Louis Bluff.
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Steamboat Passengers Disembarking at Larks Hotel

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Description: "Apollo No. 1" passengers disembarking and lining the stairs from landing up to Larks Hotel.
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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat in Cold Water Canyon

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Description: "Apollo No. 1" steamboat in the entrance of Cold Water Canyon. Two girls are posing on a rock formation in the foreground looking out at the steamboat.
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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat in the Narrows

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Description: View of "Apollo No. 1" Steamboat in Narrows from Devil's Elbow. Two girls are looking out at the steamboat from rocks in the foreground.
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Steamboat "Alexander Mitchell"

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Description: View from shoreline of passengers posed on steamboat Alexander Mitchell with a bridge and opposite shoreline in the background. One man leans on a h...
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Steamboat "Alexander Mitchell" and Passengers

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Description: Steamboat Alexander Mitchell with passengers posed standing. Chairs are piled on shore at right. Edge of steamboat Dell Queen at left. Bridge...
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Steamboat "Alexander Mitchell"

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Description: View from shoreline of the steamboat Alexander Mitchell docked at edge of river with passengers posed on board.
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Steamboats "Alexander Mitchell" and "Dell Queen"

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Description: Steamboat Alexander Mitchell with passengers posing on board. Man with harp on bow. Edge of "Dell Queen" on left. Chairs piled on shore.
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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat

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Description: Passengers posed on the bow of the "Apollo No. 1" steamboat. A bridge in the background is at the top of the image.
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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat and Passengers

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Description: Passengers posing on bow of "Apollo No. 1" steamboat.

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