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Big Bay on Madeline Island

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of Big Bay on Madeline Island. This area later became Big Bay State Park.
Photograph

Overlooking Lake Superior

Date: 1934
Description: Man on Madeline Island cliff overlooking Lake Superior.
Photograph

Summer Homes on Madeline Island

Date: 1938
Description: Large vacation homes in La Pointe, Madeline Island. Bayfield is in the background on the far shore of Lake Superior.
Photograph

Captain Angus House

Date: 1935
Description: White stucco house with wooden addition next to Lake Superior on Madeline Island. At the time of the photograph this was the oldest house on Madeline Islan...
Photograph

H.L. Gary Summer Home

Date: 1940
Description: Lakeside view from pier of large two-story house and grounds on Madeline Island.
Photograph

C.D. O'Brien Summer Home

Date: 1937
Description: Two-story house with an enclosed front porch, built in 1929 on the northwest shore of Madeline Island.
Photograph

Aerial View of Nebraska Row

Date: 1937
Description: Aerial view of Nebraska Row on the lakeshore of the west side of La Pointe, showing houses, roads and piers. Nebraska Row was started in 1899 when summer r...
Photograph

Nebraska Row Summer Homes

Date: 1937
Description: View from lake of the summer homes on Nebraska Row along the shoreline of Lake Superior.
Photograph

Frank Woods Summer Home

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of a woman standing on lawn of the Woods mansion on Nebraska Row. Bayfield is visible on the opposite mainland shore of Lake Superior.
Map or Atlas

Madeline Island Plat Map

Date: 1981
Description: Plat map of Madeline Island surrounded by Basswood, Michigan and Gull Islands.
Postcard

Lakeside Scenes

Date: 09 19 1932
Description: Four views near Lake Superior, including two scenes of boats and docks near the ore docks, a bathing scene showing a group of people swimming in the lake a...
Postcard

Sunset on Chequamegon Bay

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Description: Sunset view of a steamer on Chequamegon Bay.
Postcard

Fisherman's Home, Bear Island

Date: 09 24 1910
Description: View of several fisherman's homes on Bear Island, one of the islands that make up the Apostle Islands. An American flag is flying between buildings and a d...
Postcard

Off Madeline Island

Date: 
Description: View across water towards two schooners off the shore of Madeline Island, one of the islands that comprise the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. Two large ...
Print

Chequamegon Hotel Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the Chequamegon Hotel of Ashland, on Lake Superior, with a three-quarter view of the hotel, as seen from the waterfront, set into a cartouche...
Photograph

Summer Homes on Nebraska Row

Date: 1937
Description: View from the lake of the summer homes on Nebraska Row along the shoreline of Lake Superior. The water tower and church steeple are visible on the far righ...
Map or Atlas

Bad River Indian Reservation, Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: This map shows the towns to Gingles, Sanborn, and Guney as well as Chequamegon Bay, Kakagon River, White River, Marengo River, Bad River, Potato River, Vau...
Photograph

Ship "Alex B. Uhrig" at Reiss Coal Dock No. 2

Date: 1930
Description: View of the ship "Alex B. Uhrig" in the process of coal unloading on the Reiss Coal Dock No. 2.
Photograph

Band Shell

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Ashland Band Shell with benches, trees, and what is today Highway 2 in the foreground. On the left is a large metal tower, and in the backgroun...
Photograph

Aerial View of Woods Manor on Madeline Island

Date: 1938
Description: Aerial view looking down over the lawn and wood shingle lakeshore home, Woods Manor, a part of Nebraska Row on Madeline Island. In the distance is Lake Sup...

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