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Brower Park

Date: 1904
Description: View across water towards Brower Park near Houghton Point.
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D.W. Corning Groceries on Street Corner

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Description: Panoramic view of a street corner. Commercial buildings are along the street on the left, including D.W. Corning Groceries. A large group of people are on ...
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Aerial View of Washburn

Date: 1935
Description: Aerial view, taken from an airplane, overlooking the streets, houses, stores, trees and railroad cars.
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Phillips 66

Date: 1938
Description: View across road of the Route 66 service station. Automobiles and a Phillips 66 Chequamegon Oil Co. truck are in the parking lot. Signs around the Route 66...
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Memorial Park

Date: 1932
Description: View of two wooden foot bridges in Memorial Park. In the background are the waters of Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior. Picnic tables are among the trees. ...
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Legion Memorial Park

Date: 1932
Description: Elevated view of one automobile parked on Main Street. The Legion Memorial Park is across the street. There is a hospital building in the background. Trees...
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Man Rolling the Ball

Date: 1932
Description: View of one man standing and rolling on a large ball in the water. He is holding a stick in his left hand. In the background on the left is a man in a wood...
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Minne-wawa Resort

Date: 1933
Description: View of the Minne-wawa Resort. There are two small cottages that have signs that say "Minne-wawa," and in the background is one large country house and man...
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Mount Valhalla

Date: 1935
Description: View of Mount Valhalla during the winter near Washburn. There is a building and a few automobiles parked at the bottom of a large hill covered in snow. The...
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Mount Valhalla Snow Jump

Date: 1935
Description: View from the top of a ski hill jump on Mount Valhalla near Washburn. Crowds of people line the edges of the ski jump area at the bottom of the hill.
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Airplane Flying Low Over Airfield

Date: 1932
Description: View of a man flying an airplane low over the airfield. He is wearing goggles and waving at the photogarpher. In the background is a barn and trees.
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Pine Forest Harvesting

Date: 09 06 1895
Description: View of a partially harvested pine forest nine miles southwest of Washburn. A pathway is being cut for a narrow gauge logging railroad.
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Log Rolling Contest

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Description: View from water of a log rolling contest. One man is still upright and the other has fallen into the water. A boat is visible to the left and trees line th...
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Michela Coal & Dock Company

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Description: View from shoreline of dock site towards Lake Superior, showing sulphur pile and a large chute in the background.
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Snowmobiling on Chequamegon Bay

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Description: View across frozen bay towards a person riding a snowmobile in front of a split rock formation on Chequamegon Bay.

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