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"Big George"

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Description: Portrait of an old Ojibwa man smoking a cigar.
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Lake of the Torches Casino Resort

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Description: View of a wooden sculpture at the entrance of a casino. Text on reverse reads: "This carving by Gene Delcourt is representative of the seven clans of the L...
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Lac du Flambeau Historical Marker

Date: 1969
Description: Historical marker on the shore of Flambeau Lake. Erected 1937.
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Porch at Yeschek's Crawling Stone Lodge

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Description: View down enclosed porch at Yeschek's Crawling Stone Lodge. Along the left wall are screened windows looking out at trees. On the right are chairs and benc...
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Dining Room at Yeschek's Crawling Stone Lodge

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Description: Interior view of the dining room. There is a large, stone fireplace on the far back wall. Caption in album reads: "Yeschek's."
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Lobby at Yeschek's Crawling Stone Lodge

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Description: Interior view of lobby, with a glass fronted counter on the left, chairs set near wood columns, and a large, stone fireplace on the back wall. Three people...
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Motor Boating

Date: 1940
Description: A motor boat carrying three people is leaving a small wake in the calm waters of Crawling Stone Lake as it heads toward an island. There is a worn wooden p...
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Crawling Stone Lake

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Description: View from shoreline towards three boats pulled up on the sandy shore of Crawling Stone Lake. The far shoreline is in the distance.
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Historic Sites Committee

Date: 06 1960
Description: Historic Sites Committee, State Historical Society Annual Meeting. Members featured from left to right include: Carl Guell, State Aeronautics Commission, T...
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Indian Students at Government School

Date: 1896
Description: Indian boys and girls pose for a group portrait outdoors in front of the government school.
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Wisconsin Cottage

Date: 1927
Description: Four people and a dog pose in front of a small cottage with a large fieldstone fireplace. They are, from left: Armin Duchow and his father George, Potter, ...
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Scenic Drive through Virgin Forest

Date: 1933
Description: View of an automobile parked along the side of the road during a scenic drive through virgin forest near Lac du Flambeau.
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Main Street in Winter

Date: 1935
Description: View looking down a very snowy Main Street. Main Street businesses visible on the left include Tire and Battery Service Marathon Tires. A group of people i...
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Main Street

Date: 1937
Description: View looking down middle of Main Street. Businesses from left to right include the U.S. Post Office, Tire & Battery Service, Store - Tourist & Supplies, St...
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Sewing Class at School for Indian Children

Date: 1895
Description: Sewing room at Lac du Flambeau U.S. Government School for Indian children. Female students posed at their sewing machines and work tables.
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Indian School Baseball Team

Date: 1925
Description: Indian school (U.S. Indian Service) baseball team, posed in uniform during a baseball game.
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Mr. Bearskin

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Description: Mr. Bearskin, a medicine man, at Lac du Flambeau sitting in front of of a wigwam covered with elm bark. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Ameri...
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Annie Sun with Deer Hide

Date: 1941
Description: Mrs. Annie Sun stretching a deer hide.
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Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation

Date: 1974
Description: This 1968 map identifies resorts in the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation region of Wisconsin, covering parts of Iron, Vilas, Oneida, and Price counties. ...
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Business District

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Description: View from street towards cars parked at an angle in front of storefronts. Signs on the buildings read: "The Gift Shoppe," "Groceries and Meats," "Flambeau ...

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