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Burntside Lake

Date: 1911
Description: View across lake towards a line of trees reflected in the waters of Burntside Lake.
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Burntside Lake Campsite

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang at their camp in a shady spot by Burntside Lake. The canoes are in the water on the left.
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Bathing

Date: 1911
Description: Carl, and one of The Gang standing with a dog, are bathing in Sturgeon Lake. Another man is standing on the shore.
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Moose at Lake Sturgeon

Date: 1911
Description: View from a canoe of a moose feeding in the waters of Sturgeon Lake. The prow of the canoe is in the foreground.
Drawing

Carl's Moose Drawing

Date: 1911
Description: Carl's humorous drawing of the two perspectives of the moose sighting on Sturgeon Lake titled: "What Bill Saw and What B. Meese Saw." Carl refers to the mo...
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Wild Rice

Date: 1911
Description: A view of wild rice near Sturgeon Lake.
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Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store Interior

Date: 1911
Description: The ruins of a wooden counter and shelves in the abandoned Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store near Sturgeon lake. A portion of the roof is missing.
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Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the dilapidated, abandoned Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store near Sturgeon Lake.
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Mac Laren Family Indian Grave

Date: 1911
Description: A dilapidated grave near Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store and Sturgeon Lake. The coffin is covered with birch bark.
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Splitting Wood

Date: 08 1911
Description: The Gang split wood for the cooking fire at their camp by Sturgeon Lake.
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Old Dawson Trail Dam

Date: 1911
Description: An elevated view of the bridge and dam on the Old Dawson Trail at the end of Sturgeon Lake. The dam was built in 1873 by Simon Dawson.
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Playing Poker

Date: 1911
Description: L-R: Doc Copeland, Carl, and Bill Marr playing poker in the tent.
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Tanner Lake

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang canoes on Tanner Lake.
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The Dawson Dam

Date: 1911
Description: A view of Dawson Dam from below Tanner Lake.
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Indian Drum

Date: 1911
Description: An Indian drum with a wooden mallet.
Photograph

Inscriptions On Bark

Date: 1911
Description: Inscriptions or drawings on bark (which is possibly birch bark).
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Medicine Man Cache

Date: 1911
Description: A forgotten Indian cache in poor condition assembled by a Medicine Man. The contents include a green skull cap with a fur band, a tool for scraping hair fr...
Photograph

Namakan River

Date: 1911
Description: A panoramic view of the Namakan River created by piecing two photographs together.
Photograph

Namakan River

Date: 1911
Description: A view up the Namakan River towards rapids.
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Namakan River Shore

Date: 1911
Description: The dramatic shoreline of the Namakan River, featuring eroded land and tall trees. The canoes are on the shoreline.

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