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| Date: | 1823 |
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| Description: | In 1823 U.S. Army major Stephen H. Long led an expedition of scientific, trade, and military investigation up the Mississippi River and the Red River of th... |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | Illustration of four Indians on Madeline Island with a canoe in the water on the shore. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of West Superior and Superior, with insets of Wright Farm and First Building in Superior. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Camp Stella looking south toward the Bayfield County shoreline from an Apostle Island. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Map of the Upper Territories of the United States. |
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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... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Official highway map of Wisconsin, "the playground of the Midwest," showing the state transportation network prior to World War II. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Tower Avenue. Caption reads: "Tower Avenue, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "'The Old Standby' First Lighthouse Built at the Head of Lake Superior—Superior Entry — 1854 Keepers, Com. Saxton and Samuel Palmer." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "The Great Northern. One of the largest Elevators in the World, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Map entitled Office Wallbridge Bro. U. Sargent showing upper Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 1825 |
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| Description: | Portion of a map showing a survey of Lake Superior including the River St. Louis. |
| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | Map of the west end of Lake Superior, including Superior, St. Louis, and Allouez Bays. |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | The official railroad map of Wisconsin showing railroad lines throughout the state. |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | A color map detailing Ashland and Bayfield counties, including Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands. |
| Date: | 1981 |
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| Description: | Plat map of Madeline Island surrounded by Basswood, Michigan and Gull Islands. |
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