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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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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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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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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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Mary, Polly, Jane, and Al

Date: 1932
Description: Three women, and one man wearing numerous hats, are standing on a lawn at Forest Lodge in front of a flower garden with woods in the background. The woman ...
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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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View of Champagne Island from Forest Lodge

Date: 1910
Description: Woman wearing a white dress is standing among trees on a hillside that slopes towards Lake Namakagon. Champagne Island is seen in the background.
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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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Two Mary's Boarding a Train

Date: 1925
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs, her daughter Mary, and two unidentified women are preparing to board a train car. Young Mary is in the open train door, wearing a ...
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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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Mary Sitting in Front of Canoe

Date: 1947
Description: Mary Griggs (Burke), wearing a patterned short-sleeve blouse, shorts, and a flower in her hair, is sitting in the front of a canoe on the Namakagon River i...
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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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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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Green Willys Jeep

Date: 1954
Description: Man (probably Forest Lodge caretaker) and woman standing next to a green, enclosed Willys Jeep with a spare tire hanging on the passenger side. The man is ...
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Two Couples on Bowling Green

Date: 1960
Description: Two couples playing English lawn bowling on Forest Lodge bowling green next to Lake Namakagon. One woman is wearing pink Bermuda shorts and a white sleevel...
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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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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.
Postcard

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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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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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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