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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...
Map or Atlas

Copy of Map in Undated Record Book of Col. Isaac H. Wing of Bayfield, Wisconsin

Date: 1952
Description: This map of the northern parts of the Chequamegon Bay area in Bayfield and Ashland counties, Wisconsin, shows trails, roads, railroads, stations, the towns...
Map or Atlas

Bayfield County : Top o' Wisconsin

Date: 1967
Description: This tourist brochure for Bayfield County, Wisconsin, from 1967 includes a map of the county showing towns, cities and villages, highways and roads, railro...
Photograph

Log Rolling Contest

Date: 
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...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Drummond, Bayfield Co Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: This map is ink and pen on tracing cloth and shows plat of the town, local streets, county roads, railroads, school houses, town halls, hotels, sheds, barn...
Map or Atlas

Map of Cable

Date: 1971
Description: A topgraphical map of Cable, Wisconsin showing railroads.
Map or Atlas

Map of Namekagon Lake Quadrangle

Date: 1971
Description: A topographical map of Namekagon Lake and the surrounding area.
Map or Atlas

Forest Protection District No. 6, North Half

Date: 1935
Description: This topographical map of the forest preserve shows highways, roads, trails, telephone lines, Native American reservations, Ranger sub-stations, state nurs...
Photograph

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...
Map or Atlas

Map of Delta

Date: 1971
Description: A topographical map of the Delta quadrangle.
Map or Atlas

Map of Grand View NW

Date: 1971
Description: A topographical map of the Grand View NW quadrangle.
Photograph

Summer Sanctuary

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

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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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.
Postcard

Sioux River

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Sioux River." On reverse: "Big Rock on Sioux River. Washburn, Wisconsin. A thrilling day of trout fishing and picnicking at the Big R...

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