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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: | 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: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of George, Louise, and Milton, their son, standing in front of a fence. They are traveling with one suitcase and a full handbag. All three a... |
| Date: | 01 1909 |
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| Description: | Three men in western dress riding camels pose with their Egyptian guides in front of the Sphinx at the Giza necropolis, with the Cheops pyramid in the back... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | The brown leather cover of Howard Greene's journal stamped "St. Croix River Trip 1907" in gold. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Bill Marr sitting on the ground outdoors with his arms around Carl's Airedale dog, Diadem (Di). |
| 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: | Campers, L-R: Clay Judson, Carl (Charles) Greene, and Bill Marr playing mandolins at their campsite. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Fred LePenske sitting on a wooden crate having a meal at his group's campsite. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | The travelers, including Diadem, taking the ferry at Pansy. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Howard Greene (left), another traveler (middle), and young Howard T. Greene are improvising and sewing a needed tent fly while in camp. |
| 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: | 1909 |
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| Description: | A brown leather journal cover with the title "The Gang on the Presque Isle River 1909" stamped on in gold. |
| 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: | Carl Greene's dog Nimrod resting on the grass in Watersmeet. There is a chain on his collar, and The Gang's travel supplies, including a cased mandolin, ar... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | The Gang happens upon a mine push car at a mining site on Presque Isle. They are using the car to portage some of their supplies and gear. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | The Gang resting on a fallen tree during their first portage of the trip. From left to right are: Billy Mac, Fred Carr, Carl, Bill Marr, Howard T., Charles... |
| 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. |
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