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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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Birds-Eye View of Iron River

Date: 1935
Description: View from hill of Iron River winding through countryside of farms.
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Children in Siskiwit River at Bridge Falls

Date: 1936
Description: View of two children standing in the Siskiwit River at the top of Bridge Falls. A woman stands on the shore on the right. There are trees and brush on both...
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Log Rolling Contest

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Description: View from water of a log rolling contest. One man is still upright and the other has fallen into the water. A boat is visible to the left and trees line th...
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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 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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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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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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