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Filter: Subject of Madeline Island (Wis.)
Filter: Year of 1900-1999
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | This was the first boat & sled-type wind sled built on Madeline Island. Built by Elmer Nelson for Howard Russell between 1950-1951. Had a 9-cylinder R-680-... |
| Date: | 02 1948 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the enclosed wind sled shaped like the Maybe, sitting on the ice with La Pointe dock on the left. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | View from dock of the U.S. Coast Guard ship "Woodrush" arriving at the La Pointe dock to clear ice. Two trucks are on the dock, one with a piano. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across lawn of the Mission Inn on Madeline Island, with a shoreline on the left. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Howard Russell with dog team bringing the mail to La Pointe. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Child passengers being transported on a wagon pulled by dog team belonging to Thomas Stahl. Wagon and dog team are on the boardwalk in La Pointe. |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Colonel and Mrs. Woods (right center) arriving on Madeline Island dock for summer visit. Thomas Stahl and his dog team (at left), loading luggage into dog ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | People gathered around picket fence in front of a decorated St. Joseph's Catholic Church in La Pointe on Madeline Island. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Congregational Church, a.k.a. Old Mission Church. The interior walls are covered with cedar trees. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Father Gumbly and Sisters, with three Native Americans in ceremonial dress, standing outdoors in front of altar. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from water of Mission cottages along shoreline of Lake Superior in La Pointe, Madeline Island. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Illustration of the Old Mission Congregational Church. The church was built in 1832 for a mission founded by Frederick Ayer in 1830. It is said to be the o... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Burial grounds in La Pointe. A man is standing in the center with his back turned to the camera. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Indian cemetery. A large body of water is in the background. Caption reads: "Indian Burying Grounds, Bayfield, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The interior of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. It was built in 1841 by Father Frederick Baraga (later Bishop), who established his mission in 1835. A small ... |
| Date: | 07 04 1913 |
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| Description: | Three young men dressed in women's clothing stand on a tennis court during 4th of July celebration. William Baker, Ted Dwyer, and Herbert Rogers. |
| Date: | 07 04 1922 |
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| Description: | Women participating in egg race game during 4th of July celebration on Madeline Island, Apostle Island. Included are ?,?, Harriet Webb, Peg Caswell and Dor... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Oliver Wilson, Leo Capser, and Jesse Stone, all wearing hats, pose for a group portrait. |
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