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Motorboating at Devils Island

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a wooden in-board motorboat on Lake Superior. Two men are in the front seat, and two bathing beauties are riding in the back wavi...
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Labor Day at Bayfield

Date: 1912
Description: Boats and people at the Bayfield dock on Labor Day 1912. Boats include Thelma; Lusitania; which later became a U.S. Mail boat; Captain Angus'...
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Raspberry School

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the Raspberry School with a group of adults and children standing outside its entrance.
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Rankinson House

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Description: The Jacob Rankinson house, built by Rankinson in the 1890s. This building was moved to the Old World Wisconsin site at Eagle, Wisconsin in 1973.
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Maria Getto Seated in Rocking Chair

Date: 1930
Description: Maria Getto seated in rocking chair in front of home, Oulu Township.
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Students at Work

Date: 1931
Description: Students of the Miles School, Bayfield County District No. 2, read at their desks supervised by their teacher, Mrs. Inez Lindell Bystrom. There is a parlor...
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Apostle Islands Tour

Date: 1979
Description: David and Joan Obey (right) with Senator Gaylord Nelson (2nd from left) and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (on Nelson's left) on an Apostle Islands...
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The Steamship Barker

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Description: Three women stand on the shore in front of the steamer Barker at Devils Island natural dock.
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Mary Griggs Burke

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Description: Mary Griggs Burke as a young woman, sitting outdoors at Forest Lodge smiling and holding a dachshund dog.
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Francis E. McGovern at the Moquah Cattle Show

Date: 1914
Description: View across field towards Governor Francis E. McGovern, standing in the center, wearing a suit and hat. Beside and behind him are a group of men and women.
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Judging Sheep

Date: 1925
Description: A man in a light-colored overcoat, possibly Joseph Wojta, standing behind a sheep being inspected by two other men. A group, including men, women and child...
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Charlotte Buffalo

Date: 1920
Description: Mrs. Antoine Buffalo, Jr., posing in a field at the edge of a wood. She is a member of the Chippewa (Ojibwe) tribe, and a farmer. On the right are several ...
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Any Time is Love Time at Herbster

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Description: Postcard with a hand-colored inset of a couple kissing in front of a rose bush. Text reads: "Any Time is Love Time at" A yellow banner "Herbster" "Yo...
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Regatta at Bayfield

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Description: View of a regatta at Bayfield.
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Mrs. T.W. Griggs Lounging with Friends

Date: 07 1955
Description: Mrs. T.W. Griggs lounging between two friends in wicker lawn chairs in front of Forest Lodge. One chair is a semi-circular rocking chair.
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Mary Griggs with Two Friends

Date: 1942
Description: Mary Griggs at Forest Lodge, sitting on wooden bench in front of flower garden with her pet dachshund and a male friend. Mary is wearing a dress with a car...
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Playing Badminton at Forest Lodge

Date: 1972
Description: Two mixed-couples playing badminton on clay court at edge of evergreen forest. The two men and one woman are wearing Bermuda-style shorts.
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After Dinner Entertainment

Date: 1978
Description: Two women and a man are performing a skit in front of the brick fireplace in the living room at Forest Lodge. One woman is holding a paper fan and wearing...
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Profile of Mary Griggs Wearing a Kerchief

Date: 1948
Description: Mary Griggs is outdoors wearing a kerchief and coat. Forest Lodge and the grounds are in the background.
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Happy Birthday Bertha

Date: 08 08 1977
Description: Mary Griggs Burke dressed in a white fringe dress while twirling in a clearing in the woods at Forest Lodge. The photograph was a gift from Mary's cousin E...

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