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"Louis Moe" Sailboat

Date: 1902
Description: Ole Christinson, Dick Hanson, Fred Hanson, and Herman Johnson, Sr., onboard sailboat "Louis Moe" along the shore of Sand Island.
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Madeline Island Pleasure Boat

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Description: Two men standing in wooden rowboat along shore of Madeline Island. There are sailboats in the background. Behind them is a large rock just off the shoreli...
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"Plowboy" Approaching the Mission Dock

Date: 1904
Description: View from shoreline of the steamboat "Plowboy" approaching the Mission Dock at La Pointe. The Plowboy was the first steam ferry to go to Madeline Island. T...
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Walk to Lake from Coole Park Manor

Date: 1915
Description: Boardwalk bridge through the woods leading to Lake Superior from Coole Park Manor.
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The Pines

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior of "The Pines" at La Pointe on Madeline Island. The Pines was the the summer home of Thomas Culver, an Ashland resident.
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Nebraska Row

Date: 1910
Description: Lakeside view of Nebraska Row, showing Treaty Hall, La Pointe, Madeline Island.
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Cedarbark Lodge

Date: 1900
Description: View from Lake Superior of Cedar Bark Lodge and other dwellings on Hermit Island, which has a rocky shoreline. In the water in the foreground is a log-cons...
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Cedarbark Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: A dilapidated Cedar Bark Lodge with no glass in the windows and an overgrown yard on Hermit Island.
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Howard Russell and Dog Team

Date: 1920
Description: Howard Russell with dog team bringing the mail to La Pointe.
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Loaded Sled is Ready to Go

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Description: Dog sled loaded with luggage. Identified from left: first two unidentified; Mary Louise O'Brien Eldridge; Richard Eldridge; Margaret Russell; Gram Johnson ...
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School Picnic

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Description: Mr. Spalding and Rev. Mr. Doane (with beard), posing outdoors with a group of children.

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