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Eskimos Catching Crabs

Date: 1930
Description: Wenga and Amutuk catching crabs in the Arctic.
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Eskimo Duck Dance

Date: 1930
Description: Eskimo duck dance to celebrate the spring hunt.
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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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Dog-Sledges of the Mandan Indians

Date: 1832
Description: Two dog-sledges hauling supplies, with one also carrying a Mandan.
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St. Paul Ice Carnival Elk Team

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Description: A man in an elk-drawn sleigh is posing in front of the ice castle "Borealis" at the St. Paul Ice Carnival. Several people are looking on.
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St. Paul Ice Carnival Elk Sleigh

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival; Elk pulling sleigh outside palace. There is a crowd posing and looking at the camera. A sign on the palace reads: "Borealis."
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St. Paul Ice Carnival, Waiting for the Royal Family

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival. Men in white fur suits are standing in front of ice palace with horses.
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St. Paul Ice Carnival, Royal Family Leaving Palace

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival. Royal family leaving ice palace in their equipage. Crowds are milling about.
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Harvesting Ice on Mississippi River

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Description: Several men and a horse-drawn sled harvesting Mississippi River ice. Alma, Wisconsin is visible in the background.
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Boat on Edge of Ice

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Description: View of a ship in the spring on the edge of the ice five miles off Nome. On shore, sleds and sled dogs are in the foreground. Caption reads: "The first boa...
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Muskie Frozen in Ice

Date: 06 02 1945
Description: Hi-bred Muskie caught by Russ Peterson in Lake Wingra. The accompanying sign notes that it was 41 inches long with a girth of 19 inches and weighing 16 pou...
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Men with Dog on Ice Jam

Date: 1876
Description: Three men and a dog are standing on thick chunks of ice looking over logs on an icy river.
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First Coast Guard Rescue at La Pointe

Date: 1930
Description: Large group of fishermen standing on ice with catch of fish displayed on airplane wing near La Pointe, Madeline Island.
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Ice Fishing on Chequamegon Bay

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Description: Man ice fishing on Chequamegon Bay through a hole with a fishing jig, fish and fry pan.
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Ice Fisherman with Large Fish

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Description: Fisherman standing on frozen Lake Superior holding a lake trout, leaning on snowshoes.
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Fisherman of Chequamegon Bay

Date: 1950
Description: Vern Frechette (left) and Leonard Larson show their catch of trout caught during ice fishing on Chequamegon Bay.
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"Big Muskegan Wind"

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Description: Ground around lodge covered in mud and ice, some from the frozen river in the background. There is a large birdhouse on a pole on the left.
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Ice Skating on the Manitowoc River

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of a winter scene with a large group of people skating on the frozen Manitowoc River between the 8th and 10th Street bridges. A dog trots acr...
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Jack Frost's Aquarium

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Description: Stereograph of fish in the icy "Jack Frost's Aquarium." Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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Ice Skaters

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated of a large group of ice skaters at River Park. Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages can be seen on an bridge spanning the river in the background...

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