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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elizabeth Lathrop, Post Mistress, stands with a dog and other people in front of the Post Office. There is a shoreline on the left. |
| Date: | 05 16 1973 |
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| Description: | View of the ferry "Gar-How" taken from on board the ferry "Island Queen" while both were docked at Madeline Island. The "Gar-How" was named after Howard Ru... |
| Date: | 05 16 1973 |
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| Description: | Steel-hulled ferry "Nichevo II" at the city dock in La Pointe. The "Nichevo II" began service in 1962. It was built by Fraser Shipyards of Superior for Har... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Tom Stahl's dog team pulling wagon loaded with goods and child past buildings in La Pointe. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | People gathered around picket fence in front of a decorated St. Joseph's Catholic Church in La Pointe on Madeline Island. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Father Gumbly and Sisters, with three Native Americans in ceremonial dress, standing outdoors in front of altar. |
| Date: | 08 1959 |
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| Description: | Madeline Island Sign (Wisconsin Official Marker) depicting the history of the island and how it recieved its name. This sign was erected in 1956. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View from road of Cottage Grocery store on Main Street on Madeline Island. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View from road of two-story white hotel with a screen porch; a sign advertising "The Pines" is attached onto two pine trees in front of the hotel. |
| Date: | 08 27 1921 |
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| Description: | Group in automobile looking out the left side windows. A man is driving, a young boy is in the passenger seat, and in the back seat are two women and a you... |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk towards the front of a small wooden church. Text on back reads: "Franciscan Fathers, Madeline Island." |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View from road towards a small wooden hotel among the pines. There is a balcony and a screened-in porch. A sign on a tree on the right reads: "The Pines, R... |
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| Description: | View across water towards the "Gar How." A group of people are on the boat. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | View of the Madeline Island Historical Museum and a fence framed by two trees. A wooden sign points the way. |
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