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B Walks a Boom

Date: 08 1915
Description: B (William Norris) walking a boom in the water with Jack looking on from a canoe nearby. B is using a paddle to balance himself. This is in the Narrows bet...
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Falling Into the Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: B (William Norris) beginning to fall off the log boom into the lake. This is in the Narrows between Sand Point and Namakan Lakes.
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Namakan Lake and Island

Date: 08 1915
Description: A view through trees to the palisades of a rocky island on Namakan Lake.
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Kettle Falls

Date: 08 1915
Description: Newly built dams at Kettle Falls.
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Indian Family

Date: 08 1915
Description: A woman posing with two young girls who are probably her daughters. They're sitting on a bench outside a log house, with the Moose River in the background.
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Steamboat on Rainy Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: An elevated view of a steamboat on Rainy Lake near Kettle Falls. In the background is borrow pit for construction of Kettle Falls Dam.
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Railroad Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: View across water from shoreline towards a railroad bridge at a camp near Marenisco, Michigan. There is a log building on the opposite shoreline.
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Camp 2

Date: 1909
Description: A view across water towards Camp 2, showing tents, canoes, and The Gang.
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Billy Mac

Date: 1909
Description: Billy Mac examining a plant. He is wearing a hat and a kerchief. There is a bridge behind him.
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Cascades

Date: 1909
Description: Cascades on the Presque Isle River near The Gang's camp.
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End of the First Portage

Date: 1909
Description: A view through foliage of the canoes at the Presque Isle River, where The Gang completed their first portage of the trip.
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Diamond Drill Outfit

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of a diamond drill outfit on Presque Isle River.
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The Wannigan

Date: 1909
Description: One of the men launching a wannigan onto the Presque Isle River.
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Duluth Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: The Duluth, South Shore, and Southern Railroad Bridge, which spans the Presque Isle River
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Camp 5

Date: 1909
Description: The fifth camp of The Gang's trip on the bank of the Presque Isle River. One of The Gang (probably Howard T.) is reading a book.
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Camp 5

Date: 1909
Description: A view of The Gang's canoes at their fifth camp of the trip.
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A Rough Spot

Date: 1909
Description: The Gang guiding their canoes through rocks and cascades on the Presque Isle River.
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The Noon Portage

Date: 1909
Description: Two of The Gang carrying a canoe on a portage in the Presque Isle River.
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River Cascade

Date: 1909
Description: Cascades on the Presque Isle River.
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Little River

Date: 1909
Description: Rays of sunlight shining through the trees over Little River.

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