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Catholic Church at La Pointe

Date: 1870
Description: Boardwalk leading to St. Joseph's Catholic Church in La Pointe.
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Gathering Raspberries at Grant's Point

Date: 1913
Description: Elizabeth Baker and Anne Ashley gathering raspberries and getting milk on the road to Grant's Point on Madeline Island.
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Group on Devils Island

Date: 1913
Description: Group of men and women standing on a dock at Devils Island. From left to right are Nelson Angus, A.G. Hull, Elsie Tough (Kansas City), Anne Ashley, Mrs. Hu...
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Picnicking near Lake Superior

Date: 1914
Description: Four individuals, sitting in the shade near a table during a picnic on Madeline Island. Includes Elizabeth Nesbet (Mrs. S.C. Marty, Sr.), Gertrude Capser (...
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Leo Capser Playing Piano on Old Mission Dock

Date: 1920
Description: Leo Capser, founder of the Madeline Island Historical Museum, sitting on a bench playing piano on the Old Mission Dock at Madeline Island.
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Logs in Ashland Harbor

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of logs tugged across Lake Superior to the harbor at Ashland.
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Copper Falls

Date: 1950
Description: Copper Falls plunging over rocks on the Bad River in Copper Falls State Park.
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Copper Falls

Date: 08 1952
Description: Copper Falls in Copper Falls State Park. The falls are on the Bad River. A group of people are standing on the rocks on the right. Trees are in the backgro...
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Snug Harbor

Date: 1956
Description: Elevated view of a rowboat moored in a small cove on Madeline Island in the Apostle Islands.
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Madeline Island Historical Museum

Date: 1970
Description: View of the Madeline Island Historical Museum and a fence framed by two trees. A wooden sign points the way.
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Precarious Perch

Date: 1978
Description: A girl is riding her bike through a puddle created by melting snow. She is holding her feet up off the pedals, away from the splashing water.
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Dogsled Team

Date: 1978
Description: A musher on a dogsled with 10 dogs pulling in tandem. This is a race because he is wearing a number. Low hills with trees are in the background.
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Female Students of Northland College

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of seven female students at Northland College. A few of the women are holding donuts, and a woman in the center is getting ready to ...

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