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Camp Stella on Sand Island, Lake Superior

Date: 1905
Description: Camp Stella looking south toward the Bayfield County shoreline from an Apostle Island.
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Ore Docks

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen.
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Aerial Bridge, Entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor

Date: 1913
Description: Aerial bridge and harbor, with a large boat passing underneath. A lamppost and a beacon are along the walkway towards the bridge on the left. Caption reads...
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Old Mission Inn

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Description: The Old Mission Inn, originally built as a mission house in 1832 by the Congregational mission established by Frederick Ayer in 1830. In later years furthe...
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Tower Avenue

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Tower Avenue. Caption reads: "Tower Avenue, Superior, Wis."
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Elevated View of Harbor

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Superior, Wis."
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The Old Standby

Date: 1930
Description: Caption reads: "'The Old Standby' First Lighthouse Built at the Head of Lake Superior—Superior Entry — 1854 Keepers, Com. Saxton and Samuel Palmer."
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Harbor in Superior

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Superior, Wis."
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Great Northern Grain Elevator

Date: 1910
Description: Caption reads: "The Great Northern. One of the largest Elevators in the World, Superior, Wis."
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Aerial View of Superior

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view with docks in the foreground. Caption reads: "Superior, Wisconsin."
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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...
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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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Presque Isle or Stockton Island

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard of the overhanging cliffs near the stone quarry on Presque Isle or Stockton Island's. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Presque Isle or Stockt...
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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...
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Sentinel Rock on Devil's Island

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Description: Postcard of the Sentinel Rock geological formation. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Devil's Island, The Sentinel Rock on southern point of island."
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The Vessel's Stern and Rudder Post

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Description: Postcard of the "Vessel's Stern and Rudder Post" geological formation on Madeline Island, one of the Apostle Islands. View of the shoreline and a man sitti...
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Presque Isle or Stockton

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Description: Postcard of the "Indian Head," or profile, a geological rock formation on the shorelinr. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Presque Isle or Stockton, In...
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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...
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Profile Rock

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Profile Rock geological formation among the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior. A sailboat is in the far background Caption reads: ...
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The Devil's Kitchen

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Description: Colorized postcard of the arches and rocks comprising the Devil's Kitchen, a geological formation on Presque Isle or Stockton Island, part of the Apostle I...

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