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Ski-Type Windsled
Enclosed wooden box windsled mounted on three skis, sitting on lake ice near the shore.
Transporting Parcels on Windsled
1954
Elmer Nelson sorting through boxes of goods being transported on the "Dream Sled" windsled.
Ice Fishing Shanties
George Harris and other ice fishing shanties on Chequamegon Bay. One man is on skis moving across the snow and ice.
Ice Fishing on Lake Superior
1942
Two men and two boys standing on ice in front of a windsled. All four are holding lake trout.
Ice Fishing on Chequamegon Bay
Man ice fishing on Chequamegon Bay through a hole with a fishing jig, fish and fry pan.
