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Postcard

Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

Date: 1937
Description: Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.
Photograph

View from Old Mission Grounds

Date: 
Description: View of cottages and Mission dock on Lake Superior on Madeline Island.
Photograph

Old Mission Inn

Date: 1910
Description: View from water of the Old Mission Inn on the shore of Lake Superior in La Pointe on Madeline Island. Dwelling to the left is a portion of the lower dormit...
Photograph

Old Mission Cottages

Date: 1910
Description: View from water of Mission cottages along shoreline of Lake Superior in La Pointe, Madeline Island.
Print

Chequamegon Hotel Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the Chequamegon Hotel of Ashland, on Lake Superior, with a three-quarter view of the hotel, as seen from the waterfront, set into a cartouche...
Map or Atlas

Resorts of Northern Wisconsin and Michigan

Date: 1914
Description: Two maps of northern Wisconsin counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Chippewa, Douglas, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Sawyer, Tayl...
Map or Atlas

Official Road Map, Wisconsin

Date: 1950
Description: This road map shows federal, state and county roads in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, northeastern Iowa, eastern Minnesota, and the western portion of Michi...
Photograph

Top O' Wis Terrace

Date: 1935
Description: House, cottages and property of Mrs. J.J. Fisher overlooking Lake Superior.
Map or Atlas

Château Madeleine... La Pointe, Wisconsin

Date: 1977
Description: This pictorial map was produced by the Chateau, a resort in La Pointe, and shows Madeline Island landmarks and tourist attractions. On the verso is the spr...
Map or Atlas

The Great North Woods Tourist and Fishing District of Wisconsin : Ideal Location for Summer Homes

Date: 1926
Description: This brochure was intended for tourists and shows resorts, lakes and railroads in northwestern Wisconsin and part of Michigan’s upper peninsula. Also inclu...
Map or Atlas

The Great North Woods Tourist and Fishing District of Wisconsin : Ideal Location for Summer Homes

Date: 1939
Description: This brochure was intended for tourists and shows resorts, lakes and railroads in northwestern Wisconsin and part of Michigan’s upper peninsula. Also inclu...
Map or Atlas

Caspar's New Automobile Road Map of Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois : Including from Lake Michigan the Territory of 200 Miles North and 100 Miles West

Date: 1918
Description: This map shows counties, cities, towns, villages, summer resorts, lakes, rivers, creeks, wagon roads, roads, railroads, and electric lines. The authentic a...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Summer Outings Wisconsin Michigan

Date: 1921
Description: This map shows in red the NorthWestern Railway Line routes running from Chicago, Illinois to northern Wisconsin and Michigan. The map includes cities and t...
Map or Atlas

The Great North Woods Tourist and Fishing District of Wisconsin

Date: 1922
Description: This map shows in red the NorthWestern Railway Line routes running from Chicago, Illinois to northern Wisconsin. The map includes cities and towns, lakes, ...
Postcard

Hillside Lift, Chateau Madeleine

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard view of three people on the hillside lift at Chateau Madeleine. Lake Superior is at the bottom of the hill. Text on back reads: "Summ...
Postcard

Chateau Madeleine

Date: 
Description: Color postcard view of the dining room, with large picture windows, and sundeck, with a view of Lake Superior and the mainland hills in the distance.

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