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| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Jean Nicolet (1598-1642) was the first European to see Wisconsin and was a prominent French explorer who, for many years, lived among the Indians of Quebec... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Painted scene of an Indian guide paddling, Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary standing, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader paddling in a canoe exploring th... |
| Date: | 03 30 1938 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Attilio Gatti carried by four Congolese men during her husband's expedition to the African Congo. The expedition was sponsored by the International Ha... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of men unloading trucks and equipment from a ship shortly after arrival in the African Congo. The equipment was used by Commander Atillio Gat... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | This map depicts the route of the 1842 overland trip by wagon made by the Reverend Alfred Brunson and some copper miners from Prairie du Chien to the mouth... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | This manuscript map shows the route traveled by the Schoolcraft expedition in July 1831 between the Namekagon River and Lake Owen in the Town of Cable, Bay... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | This pictorial representation of part of Lake Winnebago and the Fox River in 1703, showing interactions between white beaver hunters and the Iroquois is ta... |
| Date: | 02 22 1930 |
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| Description: | William Conrad Seipp, Jr., left, and his daughter Melita, far right, pose with Alma Schmidt Petersen and her son Conrad at an overlook above Portofino Bay.... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Original created in 1788, this facsimile map shows the routes traveled by Perrault, an early voyageur in Northern America. |
| Date: | 11 22 1919 |
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| Description: | Print on card depicting a herd of Bison near Lake Jessie. Written under the title is the date: "July 10th, 1853" and "Shyenne River County." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View down shoreline towards the travelers pausing in their canoe journey to have lunch on the riverbank below Gordon Dam. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | The travelers, including Diadem, taking the ferry at Pansy. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Bill Williams standing in front of a tree at the shoreline. There is a canoe next to him on the left, and paddles, bags and boxes are on the ground on the ... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | A map, hand-drawn by Carl Greene, of the McFarland Lake (Minnesota) region. The map also includes several clever, humorous drawings referring to some membe... |
| Date: | 08 1916 |
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| Description: | Two of The Gang (maybe Jack and Dad) canoeing homeward down the Chippewa River. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | A cyanoprint map of The Gang's journey down the Presque Isle River. There are small drawings around the border depicting the adventures of The Gang and Car... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | A view through foliage of the canoes at the Presque Isle River, where The Gang completed their first portage of the trip. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Two of The Gang carrying a canoe on a portage in the Presque Isle River. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | A hand-drawn and illustrated map of The Gang's trip from their seventh camp to Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The Gang standing on Fisherman's Dock on Fall Lake with their travel supplies at the beginning of their trip. Billy Mac is second from the left, and third ... |
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