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Map or Atlas

View of Ashland and the Apostle Islands

Date: 02 26 1887
Description: Bird's-eye map of Ashland, and the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. Caption reads: "Ashland and the Apostle Islands."
Photograph

Outer Island Lighthouse

Date: 1950
Description: Lighthouse on Outer Island of the Apostle Islands.
Photograph

Michigan Island Lighthouse

Date: 
Description: Michigan Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior.
Photograph

Thousand Islands Tower

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Description: Elevated view of a round stone tower and a small stone courtyard on the bay in the Thousand Islands.
Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland and Bayfield Counties

Date: 1878
Description: A color map detailing Ashland and Bayfield counties, including Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands.
Photograph

Apostle Islands

Date: 
Description: View from rocky shoreline of towards one of the Apostle Islands across the water.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Apostle Islands

Date: 
Description: A map of the Apostle Islands, including the harbor of Bayfield and its surroundings.
Photograph

Citizenship Group Island Bedroom

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Description: A bedroom on one of the South Carolina islands which hosted the Citizenship group.
Postcard

Off Madeline Island

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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 ...
Photograph

Picnickers in Pavilion

Date: 1890
Description: Pavilion with posed group of picnickers on one of the Apostle Islands.
Photograph

Island and Boat Scene

Date: 
Description: Elevated view from Hubinger's Island featuring other islands, homes, and a boat.
Map or Atlas

Madeline Island Plat Map

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

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...
Book or Pamphlet

Petroglyph Designs

Date: 
Description: A variety of petroglyph designs originating on the Marquesas Islands.
Photograph

The Sphinx Formation on Stockton Island

Date: 1898
Description: Rock formation, The Sphinx, on Stockton Island of the Apostle Islands. Steamer "Edna" in background on Lake Superior.
Photograph

Elevated City View

Date: 
Description: Elevated city view showing the sea and islands. A bridge spans the shoreline. Published by Owl Drug Co.
Photograph

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. ...
Photograph

Young Aldo Leopold

Date: 1904
Description: A young Aldo Leopold is posing smiling, wearing a jacket and bow tie while sitting on a pier. He is vacationing in the Cheneaux Islands. A shoreline with b...
Postcard

Camp Stella on Sand Island, Lake Superior

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

Marquesan Tattooed Arm and Hand

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Description: A hand and arm tattooed with designs originating on the Marquesas Islands.

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