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"Plowboy"

Date: 1895
Description: Captain F.A. Bishoff and engineer Dan Cook on board the ferry "Plowboy."
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"Byng I" Steamboat

Date: 1930
Description: Group of people on board the steamboat "Byng I" sometime prior to 1930.
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Nebraska Row

Date: 1910
Description: Lakeside view of Nebraska Row, showing Treaty Hall, La Pointe, Madeline Island.
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'...
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On Lake Superior with Dog Team

Date: 1945
Description: Mary L. Eldridge, Dick Eldridge, Barney Johnson, and two other people kneeling in front of dog sled on Lake Superior.
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New Year's Trip to Ashland

Date: 1920
Description: Group of people standing on board a passenger ferry bound for a New Year's trip to Ashland.
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Boating on Lake Superior

Date: 1945
Description: Three men power boating on Lake Superior. Two of the men are smoking cigarettes.
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The "Madeline"

Date: 1928
Description: Three men posed on the "Madeline." This is a Canadian trip hosted by Henry Woods.
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First Coast Guard Rescue at La Pointe

Date: 1930
Description: Large group of fishermen standing on ice with catch of fish displayed on airplane wing near La Pointe, Madeline Island.
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Map of the Birth Place of W. Wright Witmer at Washburn Located on Chequamegon Bay in the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1918
Description: Manuscript map of the Chequamegon Bay area on Lake Superior drawn by Warren W. Witmer and illustrated with sketches by Mary L. Wright Witmer in ink and wat...

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