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Postcard

Devil's Island Lighthouse and Fog Signal

Date: 1913
Description: Hand-colored postcard showing the lighthouse and fog signal at Devil's Island in the Apostle Islands. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Devil's Island,...
Map or Atlas

Island Moningwunakauning, Madeline Island : Home of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker

Date: 1964
Description: This 1964 map of Madeline Island, Ashland County, Wisconsin, shows existing and historical locations, roads, the boundaries of a proposed state park, secti...
Photograph

Exterior of Coole Park Manor

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of Hull Cottage, also known as Coole Park Manor, on Madeline Island.
Photograph

Main Road to Hull Cottage

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Description: Main Road to the back of Hull Cottage on Madeline Island.
Photograph

Elizabeth Baker and Anne Ashley

Date: 1913
Description: Two girls and a girl sit on the wooden stoop near a door. Grant's Point farm, Madeline Island.
Photograph

Quarry at Hermit Island

Date: 1915
Description: Quarry at Hermit Island (Wilson Island). Stones, plants and a foundation are in the foreground. In the background among trees is a wooden structure.
Photograph

Picnic at Bass Island

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Description: Group of people at a picnic on the shoreline at Bass Island. Names written on back of print: Mrs. Abernathy, chair; Mrs. Hull; Mrs. Baker.
Photograph

Bear Island Picnic

Date: 1916
Description: Group of people at picnic on Bear Island.
Photograph

Bear Island Picnic

Date: 08 22 1916
Description: View along shoreline towards people at a Bear Island picnic. A man stands near the water, and two women and a another man are among the logs along the shor...
Postcard

Aposte Islands, Wis. Madeline Island, La Pointe, the Old Mission Church

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Description: View of a small wooden church among birch trees. Other buildings are in the background on the left.
Postcard

St. Joseph Catholic Church

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Description: View down sidewalk towards the front of a small wooden church. Text on back reads: "Franciscan Fathers, Madeline Island."
Postcard

La Pointe, Madeline Island, Lake Superior

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Description: Hand-colored view of a small community on the shore of Lake Superior.
Postcard

"Invader II" Chateau Madeleine

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "Chateau Madeleine La Pointe, Wisconsin Summer and Fall Resort on Madeline Island (Apostle Islands) in Lake Superior. The Chateau's...
Photograph

Sea Caves

Date: 1920
Description: View across water towards three men and a woman posing while standing in a wooden boat in a sea cave in the Apostle Islands. Rock formations and other sea ...
Photograph

Rocky Shoreline

Date: 1940
Description: The moon, partially obstructed by clouds, is reflected in the waters off one of the Apostle Islands. There is a small islet on the right, with several tree...
Photograph

Snug Harbor

Date: 1956
Description: Elevated view of a rowboat moored in a small cove on Madeline Island in the Apostle Islands.

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