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Fishing for Minnows

Date: 1907
Description: View across water towards Carl Greene, Dr. Ernest Copeland ("Doc" or "Cope"), and Bill Marr wading in the river, seining for minnows.
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Fishing on Gordon Dam

Date: 1907
Description: Howard T. fishing from Gordon Dam on the St. Croix River.
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Four Bateaux on Shore of St. Croix River

Date: 1907
Description: Four boats are partially submerged in shallow water by the St. Croix River.
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On of the Boys Posing with Canoes

Date: 1907
Description: One of the boys (probably Carl) posing next to two canoes at an Indian village below Pansy.
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Bill Williams

Date: 1907
Description: Bill Williams standing in front of a tree at the shoreline. There is a canoe next to him on the left, and paddles, bags and boxes are on the ground on the ...
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Wash Day at Camp

Date: 1907
Description: The travelers are washing their clothes in the St. Croix River. There are a number of logs at the river's edge.
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Wannigan Boat

Date: 1907
Description: A view of a wannigan boat filled with supplies floating on the St. Croix River. There are several people on deck.
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Shooting the Rapids

Date: 1907
Description: Two men watching from the shore as Bill Marr shoots the Kettle Rapids in a canoe. The spectators are sitting on logs.
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Camps

Date: 1907
Description: The travelers camp near the Northern Pacific Ridge. Canoes are docked at the edge of the river, and a pile of logs are in the foreground.
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A Quiet Moment

Date: 1907
Description: A quiet moment between Clay and Doc. They're standing by the river, and Doc is smoking a cigarette.
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Lunch on Shore

Date: 1907
Description: Four canoes at the river's edge as the travelers have lunch on shore.
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Nevers Dam

Date: 1907
Description: A view of Nevers Dam, with a canoe on the shoreline in the foreground.
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Going Home

Date: 1907
Description: Clay, standing, and another camper sitting, dressed up for the train, sitting on a folded tent, with a canoe chair and a suitcase nearby.
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Houses On the Shore

Date: 1914
Description: A view from Beaver Bay in Lake Superior of houses on the shoreline.
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Five Mile Rock

Date: 1914
Description: A view across the water towards Five Mile Rock, a large rock formation off the north shore of Lake Superior.
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Chicago Bay Boarding House

Date: 1914
Description: View across field towards the Chicago Bay Boarding House. The lake is in the background on the left. Chicago Bay, Minnesota, is now called Hovland.
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Flute Reed River

Date: 1914
Description: The Flute Reed River at Chicago Bay. Chicago Bay, Minnesota, is now called Hovland.
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Doc Goes Fishing

Date: 1914
Description: Doc Copeland fishing from his perch on a log over a stream.
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McFarland Lake Camp

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view looking over trees towards the lumber camp on McFarland Lake, which was owned by the Pigeon River Lumber Company.
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Kugler Homestead

Date: 1914
Description: View across water towards a log cabin and an outbuilding on the homestead of Edwin Kugler between Pine and McFarland Lakes, north of Chicago Bay. There is ...

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