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Canoe On Shore

Date: 1911
Description: A canoe is on the rocky shore near an outcrop.
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G. Swenson Store

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards the Gang standing in front of G. Swenson's Store in Kettle Falls, which is partially on the water. The steamer schedule is handwr...
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Indian Women in Canoes

Date: 1911
Description: Indian women paddle their canoes on Rainy Lake. Other people and dogs are on the shore.
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Bill and Carl

Date: 1911
Description: Bill Marr and Carl standing together at the end of the Dawson Trail trip. Bill is holding a paddle, and a canoe is behind them on the left.
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Camp By Tower

Date: 08 1915
Description: John "Jack" Greene and William "Bill" Norris at the campsite neat Tower, Minnesota. The canoes are visible behind them.
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Settlers Cabin

Date: 08 1915
Description: Jack standing on a pier with his hands on his hips. Behind him are two men and settlers' cabins.
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Portaging with Horse Team

Date: 08 1915
Description: The Gang loading their canoes onto a horse-drawn wagon.
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Decainey's Resort

Date: 08 1915
Description: A view down a dirt road to Decainey's Resort near the Vermillion River. This is near present day Buyck, Minnesota.
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B Walks a Boom

Date: 08 1915
Description: B (William Norris) walking a boom in the water with Jack looking on from a canoe nearby. B is using a paddle to balance himself. This is in the Narrows bet...
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Sunset on the Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: One of The Gang is silhouetted sitting in a canoe as the sun is setting over Namakan Lake.
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Steamboat on Rainy Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: An elevated view of a steamboat on Rainy Lake near Kettle Falls. In the background is borrow pit for construction of Kettle Falls Dam.
Map or Atlas

Presque Isle Map

Date: 1909
Description: A cyanoprint map of The Gang's journey down the Presque Isle River. There are small drawings around the border depicting the adventures of The Gang and Car...
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Nimrod the Dog

Date: 1909
Description: Carl Greene's dog Nimrod resting on the grass in Watersmeet. There is a chain on his collar, and The Gang's travel supplies, including a cased mandolin, ar...
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Railroad Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: View across water from shoreline towards a railroad bridge at a camp near Marenisco, Michigan. There is a log building on the opposite shoreline.
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Mail Camp 8

Date: 1909
Description: A view down a rustic road of "Mail Camp 8" near Marenisco, Michigan, including a number of log cabins.
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Camp 2

Date: 1909
Description: A view across water towards Camp 2, showing tents, canoes, and The Gang.
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Billy Mac

Date: 1909
Description: Billy Mac examining a plant. He is wearing a hat and a kerchief. There is a bridge behind him.
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The Push Car

Date: 1909
Description: The Gang happens upon a mine push car at a mining site on Presque Isle. They are using the car to portage some of their supplies and gear.
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End of the First Portage

Date: 1909
Description: A view through foliage of the canoes at the Presque Isle River, where The Gang completed their first portage of the trip.
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Landing at Camp 3

Date: 1909
Description: The Gang arriving at the site of their camp number three. Billy Mac and Bill Marr are walking along a dirt road toward Carl (left) and another of The Gang.

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