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Anderson Dock

Date: 1935
Description: View down road towards boats docked at the fishing wharf at Ephraim in Door County. The bluff on the horizon is in Peninsula State Park.
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Totem Pole in Peninsula State Park

Date: 1930
Description: A totem pole erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawatomi chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-November 27, 1930), an ...
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Gatter Cottage, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1960
Description: Cottage built by Marie Gatter beginning in the 1920s along the shore road in the park. It was razed in the winter of 1960-61. The chimney was originally pa...
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Eagle Bluff, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1960
Description: View across water towards the 180-foot high Eagle Bluff. The bluff received its name from the eagles which formerly nested there.
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Shanty Bay at Peninsula State Park

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Description: Elevated view of Shanty Bay at Peninsula State Park, established in 1910.
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Eagle Cliff at Peninsula State Park

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Description: View of Eagle Cliff at Peninsula State Park, established in 1910.
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Eagle Cliff at Peninsula State Park

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Description: View across water towards Eagle Cliff at Peninsula State Park, established in 1910.
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Eagle Tower

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Description: View of Eagle Tower, located in Peninsula State Park, which opened in 1909. A group of women look down from the top deck while others look on from below. A...
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Eagle Light Lighthouse

Date: 07 04 1947
Description: Group of people standing in the yard in front of the lighthouse. The verso has this annotation:

"'Eagle Light' Lighthouse, Peninsula Park, Fish Creek, Wi...

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Midwest State Park Association Meeting

Date: 05 19 1957
Description: Group portrait of men standing on a lawn in front of a building. C.L. (Neal) Harrington is in the third row on the right end. The meeting was held in Penin...
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Peninsula State Park Shoreline

Date: 06 1950
Description: View of the Lake Michigan shoreline at Peninsula State Park. Several birch trees line the shore.
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Peninsula State Park Beach

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: View across beach towards three children squatting along the shoreline. A grove of trees is on a peninsula in the distance.
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Cut Rock, Peninsula State Park

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: View of rock face along a trail. The rock has been cut, and there is graffiti on the rock.
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Eagle Bluff, Peninsula State Park

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Description: View across water towards a cliff face overlooking a beach and Lake Michigan.
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View from Bluffs, Peninsula State Park

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: View of Lake Michigan from top of the bluffs. Below the bluffs is a boat with two people in it on the lake.

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