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Vacation Paradise
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Color postcard of a view of a lake from a shoreline. A power boat and a fishing boat can be seen through the trees. "Cable, Wisc." is printed in red on the front using letterpress.
circa 1950-1959
Gallagher's Studio of Photography, Duluth, Minnesota
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W013VY3
WHi 84775
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Reiten Boat Yard
circa 1950-1959
Photographic postcard view from water of a marina. Sailboats and motorboats are docked. More boats are stored up on the shoreline. Trees and buildings are in the background. Caption reads: "Bayfiel...
Excursion Boat to the Apostle Islands
circa 1950-1959
Postcard of the excursion boat the "Chippewa" docked in Bayfield, before taking passengers to the Apostle Islands. Two ducks can be seen swimming in the foreground.
"Nichevo II"
circa 1950-1959
Color postcard of view across water towards the "Nichevo II" ferry for Bayfield-Madeline Island moving through the water and filled with tourists and their cars. The tree-lined shoreline is in the ...
"The Apostle Island" Booth Fisheries Boat
1950
Photographic postcard view of a fishing boat in Lake Superior with tourists on board. There is an island on the horizon. Caption reads: "'The Apostle Island' Booth Fisheries Boat, Bayfield, Wisc."
Windigo Lake
1964
Text on front reads: "Windigo Lake." On reverse: "Windigo Lake. 7 miles South of Hayward, Wisc. on Hiway 27. Vacation Paradise of Northern Wisconsin." Aerial photograph of Lake Windigo with the sur...
Devil's Island
circa 1920-1929
Color postcard of a rocky shoreline on Devil's Island, part of the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior.
