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Outer Island Lighthouse

Date: 1950
Description: Lighthouse on Outer Island of the Apostle Islands.
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Trip Hannua Point

Date: 1905
Description: Rock formation known as Trip Hannua Point on an Apostle Island.
Postcard

Camp Stella on Sand Island, Lake Superior

Date: 1905
Description: Camp Stella looking south toward the Bayfield County shoreline from an Apostle Island.
Photograph

Gaylord Nelson at the Apostle Islands

Date: 1967
Description: Nelson sits in a canoe and looks out over the water around the Apostle Islands.
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Gaylord Nelson and Stewart Udall

Date: 1965
Description: Secretary Stewart Udall presenting Secretary Gaylord Nelson with the first copy of the Interior Department task force report on the proposed Apostle Island...
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Apostle Islands

Date: 1932
Description: Lake view of Apostle Islands sandstone caves along the shores of Lake Superior.
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Commercial Fishing Operation

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of land operations of commercial fishing operation with fish net drying reels and buildings on Apostle Islands.
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Madeline Island

Date: 08 1971
Description: Aerial view of Madeline Island, and a few of the Apostle Islands in the distance.
Map or Atlas

Stockton Island Cover Type Map

Date: 1956
Description: This map shows the types of upland and lowland forest vegetation on Stockton Island, one of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior.
Postcard

Devil's Island Lighthouse and Fog Signal

Date: 1913
Description: Hand-colored postcard showing the lighthouse and fog signal at Devil's Island in the Apostle Islands. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Devil's Island,...
Photograph

Sand Island Lighthouse

Date: 1915
Description: Sand Island Lighthouse on Apostle Island, Lake Superior. Lighthouse keeper and family are posing in the front of the building.
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Apostle Islands Tour

Date: 1979
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson, Dave Obey, and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus, walk along a beach with a park ranger during a tour of the Apostle Islands. ...
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Mrs. Cora Hull & Mrs. Julia Wood

Date: 1920
Description: Mrs. Cora Hull & Mrs. Julia Wood are seated on the sandy shore of one of the Apostle Islands overlooking Lake Superior.
Postcard

Presque Isle or Stockton Island

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard of the overhanging cliffs near the stone quarry on Presque Isle or Stockton Island's. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Presque Isle or Stockt...
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Apostle Islands Tour

Date: 1979
Description: David and Joan Obey (right) with Senator Gaylord Nelson (2nd from left) and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (on Nelson's left) on an Apostle Islands...
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Rocky Shoreline

Date: 1940
Description: The moon, partially obstructed by clouds, is reflected in the waters off one of the Apostle Islands. There is a small islet on the right, with several tree...
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Gulls Feeding

Date: 1935
Description: A frenzy of gulls feeding on a pile of fish on one of the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior.
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Tour of Apostles with JFK, Gaylord Nelson and John Reynolds

Date: 1963
Description: Gaylord Nelson, John F. Kennedy, and John Reynolds on the 1963 tour of the Apostle Islands. There is a U.S. Army helicopter in the background.
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Apostle Island Picnic Outing

Date: 1925
Description: Group of eight adults getting in or out of a boat on an Apostle Island beach.
Map or Atlas

Map of Proposed Light-House Site, Gull Island, Apostle Island Group, Lake Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: A map of the eastern portion of the Apostle Islands group, and a detailed map of Gull Island showing the relief on the island, are included here, along wit...

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