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"Plowboy" Approaching the Mission Dock

Date: 1904
Description: View from shoreline of the steamboat "Plowboy" approaching the Mission Dock at La Pointe. The Plowboy was the first steam ferry to go to Madeline Island. T...
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"Byng I" Steamboat

Date: 1930
Description: Group of people on board the steamboat "Byng I" sometime prior to 1930.
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"Zenya" and Coast Guard Vessel

Date: 1915
Description: "Zenya" boat, owned by the Hull family, docked next to a Coast Guard vessel in La Pointe.
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"Zenya" and "Skater" Boats

Date: 1915
Description: Hull family boat "Zenya" near shore with boat "Skater" in the background off shore.
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The "Hilton"

Date: 1910
Description: The "Hilton," a boat owned by the John Schroeder Lumber Company; captained by Harry Brower.
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Steamboat "John C. Mann"

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Description: The steamboat "John C. Mann" on drydock.
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Steamboat "Barker"

Date: 1911
Description: The steamboat "Barker" with numerous passengers posing on deck. The boat was owned by Captain Frank Brower of Ashland, and his son Captain Henry F. Brower ...
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Steamboat "Fashion"

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Description: Steamboat "Fashion" on the water.
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Colonel and Mrs. Woods Arrive

Date: 1901
Description: Colonel and Mrs. Woods (right center) arriving on Madeline Island dock for summer visit. Thomas Stahl and his dog team (at left), loading luggage into dog ...
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Mission Landing

Date: 1910
Description: Steamboat "Skater" and two sailboats at end of the mission dock on Madeline Island.
Postcard

Lakeside Scenes

Date: 09 19 1932
Description: Four views near Lake Superior, including two scenes of boats and docks near the ore docks, a bathing scene showing a group of people swimming in the lake a...
Postcard

Sunset on Chequamegon Bay

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Description: Sunset view of a steamer on Chequamegon Bay.
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Chequamegon Hotel Dinner Menu

Date: 09 04 1885
Description: Exterior and interior bill of fare from The Chequamegon, with views on the back of rock formations, waterfalls, a spot illustration of a train going over a...

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