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"The Apostle Island" Booth Fisheries Boat

Date: 1950
Description: Photographic postcard view of a fishing boat in Lake Superior with tourists on board. There is an island on the horizon. Caption reads: "'The Apostle Isla...
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Rugged Shore of Stockton Island

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Description: Photographic postcard of the rock formations on the shore of Stockton Island, one of the twenty-one islands comprising the Apostle Islands in Lake Superio...
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Rocky Island

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Description: Color postcard of rocks and driftwood along Rocky Island's shoreline, part of the Apostle Islands.
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Devil's Island

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Description: Color postcard of a rocky shoreline on Devil's Island, part of the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior.
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"Nichevo II"

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Description: Color postcard of view across water towards the "Nichevo II" ferry for Bayfield-Madeline Island moving through the water and filled with tourists and their...
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Excursion Cave, Hemlock Island

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph of a sailboat in Excursion Cave, on Hemlock Island of the Apostle Islands. A man can be seen sitting in the boat.
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Camp Stella

Date: 1915
Description: House, "Camp Stella," a.k.a. "Sevona Memorial Cottage," on Sand Island. The structure was orignally built by Sam S. Fifield, ex-Lieutenant Governor of Wisc...
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Apostle Island Indian Pageant

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Description: Photographic postcard of a scene from the Apostle Island Indian Pageant. A large group of young children in white shirts are sitting along a sloped hill ne...
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Scene from the Apostle Island Indian Pageant

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Description: Photographic postcard of a scene from the Apostle Island Indian Pageant. Two children are sitting aboard a covered wagon pulled by a pair of steers while t...
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The Steamship Barker

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Description: Three women stand on the shore in front of the steamer Barker at Devils Island natural dock.
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Singing Sands

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Description: Color postcard of a sandy shoreline on one of the Apostle Islands. Caption reads: "Apostle Island Scene."
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Labor Day at Bayfield

Date: 1912
Description: Boats and people at the Bayfield dock on Labor Day 1912. Boats include Thelma; Lusitania; which later became a U.S. Mail boat; Captain Angus'...

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