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| Interactive Resource, Historical Essay, Slide Show |
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| Learn about how the Lucerne sank in the Chequamegon Bay in 1886 |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Bayfield, county seat of Bayfield County. On the lower left side is an inset for Bayfield and the Apostle Islands. |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Washburn on Lake Superior. There is an inset of Washburn, Chequamagon and the Apostle Islands. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Washburn, with twenty vignettes around side, water in foreground with docks and lumber corral. Thirty-three locations identified in key ... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of Bayfield with a sawmill in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of Lake Superior scenery and downtown area. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Walker High School, located near the intersection of Washington Avenue and West Ninth Street. View looking northwest. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a sailboat in Excursion Cave, on Hemlock Island of the Apostle Islands. A man can be seen sitting in the boat. |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a guide book describing Bayfield and an account of a pleasure tour to Lake Superior. The title is surrounded by a decorative border with flo... |
| Date: | 09 06 1895 |
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| Description: | View of a partially harvested pine forest nine miles southwest of Washburn. A pathway is being cut for a narrow gauge logging railroad. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Main Street in Bayfield in 1870 with four cows standing in the street. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | A group of well-dressed men and a dog pose in a forested area. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | This copy of an 1834 map in the American Fur Company's papers held by the New-York Historical Society shows an outline of Chequamegon Bay and Madeline Isla... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Asaph Whittlesey arrived in Ashland in 1854, one of the earliest of the settlers who hoped the area would grow and make their fortunes. He drew this map of... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Asaph Whittlesey arrived in Ashland in 1854, one of the earliest of the settlers who hoped the area would grow and make their fortunes. He drew this map of... |
| Learn about the Croatian immigrants who came to Wisconsin, primarily between 1890 and 1914. |
| Beyond Beer and Brats |
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| Explore the history of Labor Day celebrations in Wisconsin. |
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