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| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Washburn on Lake Superior. There is an inset of Washburn, Chequamagon and the Apostle Islands. |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | View from Lake Superior looking at the shoreline of Washburn. Houses, buildings, people, cars and trees are visible on shore. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View of the World's Championship Log-Rolling Contest, Brownstone Bowl. There are two rowboats in the water. Two men stand on a rolling log in the middle of... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | View from water of log rolling with one man in the water holding onto a log, and another man standing on a rolling log. Behind the log is a wooden rowboat ... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | View of one man standing on a rolling log in the water. In the background on the right is a wooden boat. |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | View of one man standing and rolling on a large ball in the water. He is holding a stick in his left hand. In the background on the left is a man in a wood... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Unloading coal from a large ship in Lake Superior onto land near Washburn. There is a large conveyor that has lights glowing in the dark sky. A large pile ... |
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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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| Description: | View from shoreline of dock site towards Lake Superior, showing sulphur pile and a large chute in the background. |
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| Description: | View looking downhill between two boys in the foreground sitting on logs on the left and right. Another person is walking up the hill path. Below is a grou... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| 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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