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Dawson and Rainy Lake Region Maps

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A blueprint map with an overlay traced in pencil of the routes of Howard Greene and The Gang's 1910 and 1911 canoe trips.

Publication Information

Physical Description

Format
Map
Dimensions
87 x 40 cm

Collection Information

Digital Collection
Maps and Atlases
Call Number
PH 7051

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W012RAM
Legacy ID
WHi 128698

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Maps
Map of 1910 Canoe Trip

Map of 1910 Canoe Trip

A detailed blueprint map showing the route of Howard Greene and The Gang's canoe trip through the Rainy Lake region in 1910.

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Maps
St. Louis County Map

St. Louis County Map

1911

A map of St. Louis County, Minnesota that traces the route of Howard Green and The Gang's canoe trip from Tower to Ranier.

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Excerpts
Rainy Lake Region Journal Cover

Rainy Lake Region Journal Cover

1910

The brown leather cover of the journal of Howard Greene's Rainy Lake canoe trip. The title "The Gang in the Rainy Lake Region, 1910" is stamped onto the leather in gold.

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Maps
Cyanotype Map From Camp 7 1/2

Cyanotype Map From Camp 7 1/2

1909

A hand-drawn and illustrated map of The Gang's trip from their seventh camp to Lake Superior.

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Maps
Map of Rainy Lake Gold Region

Map of Rainy Lake Gold Region

A geological map of the Rainy Lake region in Minnesota and Ontario.

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Drawings
Carl's Drawing of a Map

Carl's Drawing of a Map

1910

Carl Greene's drawing of a map of The Gang's trip to Winton, titled "We drive to Winton." This map shows a road currently known as the Thirteen Corners Road from Ely to Winton.

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