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Cedar Tree on Shoreline
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Cedar tree on shoreline looking out to an old pier over pilings and rocks. There is a building or boathouse on it. This is a former fishing settlement west of Jackson Harbor.
October 19, 1964
Vanderbilt, Paul
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W013A2Z
WHi 67084
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Setting Sun
August 19, 1964
View from rocky shoreline of a sun setting through thin clouds over Lake Michigan. A pier juts out over pilings on the right, and a far shoreline is along the horizon.
Grove of Cedar Trees
August 22, 1964
A grove of cedar trees on Schoolhouse Beach. Lake Michigan is visible through the trees and a picnic table is placed near the shoreline.
Cedar Tree Root
August 22, 1964
A close-up view of a cedar tree root knuckle, surrounded by grass. This gnarled root was found on Mr. Jack Myers' property on Washington Island.
Remains of an Old Fishing Track
May 5, 1963
View of the remaining framework of an old fish-unloading track on the Lake Michigan shoreline. A wooded shoreline is beyond a pier in the far background.
Rock Island
August 20, 1964
View over fishing boat of Rock Island, as seen from Jackson Harbor.
Rocky Shoreline
August 23, 1964
View from a rocky shoreline of a tree-lined peninsula in the distance.
