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Pulling Out the Boats

Date: 11 29 1908
Description: Men working on pulling the boat "Fish Hawk" out of the water. One man is kneeling in front of the boat and looking at the camera. A man in the background i...
Photograph

Regatta at Bayfield

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Description: View of a regatta at Bayfield.
Photograph

Bayfield Wharf

Date: 07 1936
Description: Fishing tugs are moored alongside the wharf at Bayfield. The large Bayfield Fish Co. building is identified in large letters on the end of the building. Th...
Photograph

Outdoor Art Fair

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Description: Three rows of paintings are displayed outdoors on a lawn. Men and women are walking among the rows looking at the pieces for sale.
Photograph

Man and Woman at Top of Ski Hill

Date: 02 01 1970
Description: A man and a woman are standing on their skis looking down the ski hill looking down at the landscape below.
Photograph

Skiing Down Mt. Ashwabay

Date: 02 01 1970
Description: A man is skiing down a snow-covered hill at Mt. Ashwabay Ski and Recreation Area.
Postcard

Le Chateau Boutin

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Description: View of the exterior of Le Chateau Boutin during peak fall color.
Photograph

View over Lake Superior towards Bayfield

Date: 1916
Description: View across Lake Superior towards Bayfield.
Photograph

Top O' Wis Terrace

Date: 1935
Description: House, cottages and property of Mrs. J.J. Fisher overlooking Lake Superior.
Book or Pamphlet

Bayfield, Lake Superior Guide Book

Date: 1858
Description: Front cover of a guide book describing Bayfield and an account of a pleasure tour to Lake Superior. The title is surrounded by a decorative border with flo...
Postcard

Excursion Boat to the Apostle Islands

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Description: 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 fo...
Postcard

Rugged Shore of Stockton Island

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Description: Photographic postcard of the rock formations on the shore of Stockton Island, one of the twenty-one islands comprising the Apostle Islands in Lake Superio...
Photograph

Wharf Buildings

Date: 1969
Description: View from water of the sides of three wharf buildings in a bay of Lake Superior.
Postcard

Labor Day at Bayfield

Date: 1912
Description: Boats and people at the Bayfield dock on Labor Day 1912. Boats include Thelma; Lusitania; which later became a U.S. Mail boat; Captain Angus'...
Photograph

Camp Stella

Date: 1915
Description: House, "Camp Stella," a.k.a. "Sevona Memorial Cottage," on Sand Island. The structure was orignally built by Sam S. Fifield, ex-Lieutenant Governor of Wisc...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Bayfield

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye view of Bayfield, county seat of Bayfield County. On the lower left side is an inset for Bayfield and the Apostle Islands.
Photograph

Robinson D. Pike Office

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Description: Front facade of Robinson D. Pike office.
Postcard

Holy Family Church

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Description: Interior view of the Holy Family Church. Caption reads: "Holy Family Church, Bayfield, Wis."
Postcard

Grand Arch

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Grand Arch geological formation on Sand Island, part of the Apostle Islands. Caption reads: "Grand Arch, Sand I., Apostle Is., La...
Postcard

Devil's Island, the Grand Piano

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Description: Postcard of the Grand Piano geological formation on Devil's Island. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Devil's Island, the Grand Piano."

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