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St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: People gathered around picket fence in front of a decorated St. Joseph's Catholic Church in La Pointe on Madeline Island.
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Quarry at Hermit Island

Date: 1915
Description: Quarry at Hermit Island (Wilson Island). Stones, plants and a foundation are in the foreground. In the background among trees is a wooden structure.
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"Plowboy" Approaching the Mission Dock

Date: 1904
Description: View from shoreline of the steamboat "Plowboy" approaching the Mission Dock at La Pointe. The Plowboy was the first steam ferry to go to Madeline Island. T...
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Car Ferry

Date: 1938
Description: A car ferry transporting a car on Lake Superior between LaPointe, Madeline Island, and Bayfield. Two men are sitting on a bench near the car, and a shoreli...
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"Invader II" Chateau Madeleine

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "Chateau Madeleine La Pointe, Wisconsin Summer and Fall Resort on Madeline Island (Apostle Islands) in Lake Superior. The Chateau's...
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Capt. Angus Cottage

Date: 1910
Description: Log house with cedar shake roof.
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Indian Burial Ground

Date: 1939
Description: Burial grounds in La Pointe.
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Bear Island Picnic

Date: 1916
Description: Group of people at picnic on Bear Island.
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Indian "Pow-Wow"

Date: 07 04 1913
Description: Indian "pow-wow" and lacrosse contest between various reservations.
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The Balsams at Camp Stella

Date: 1915
Description: The Balsams at Camp Stella on Sand Island.
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Raspberry Island

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of wooden boats at Raspberry Island (or Devils Island) dock with picnickers on shore. The "Lizzie W' and Nelson Angus, A.G. Hull, Elsie Tough...
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Oliver Wilson, Leo Casper, and Jesse Stone

Date: 1918
Description: Oliver Wilson, Leo Capser, and Jesse Stone, all wearing hats, pose for a group portrait.
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Annuity Payment at La Pointe

Date: 1870
Description: Indians receiving payment. Seated on the right is John W. Bell. Others are, left to right, Asaph Whittlesey, Agent Henry C. Gilbert, and William S. Warren ...
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Group of People at Apostle Island

Date: 1915
Description: Group of people setting up for a picnic on a beach at Apostle Island.
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Beach Picnic at Michigan Island

Date: 1918
Description: Picnic on Michigan Island beach at Apostle Island, Lake Superior. From left to right are Mrs. Chute, Mrs. Webb, Fritzie Chute (F.H. Chute, Minnepolis), A.G...
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Indian "Pow-Wow"

Date: 07 04 1913
Description: Indian "pow-wow" and lacrosse contest between various reservations.
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Group on Basswood Island Dock

Date: 1917
Description: Group of men and women standing on Basswood Island Dock. Bill Baker, Elizabeth Hull, Florence Baker, Dorothy Stickney Ross, Louise Baker, Hamilton N. Ross ...
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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.
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Quarry on Basswood Island

Date: 1915
Description: Bill Baker standing on top of a wall of the quarry on Basswood Island.
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Four Girls in Dresses

Date: 1913
Description: Four young girls posing in dresses. Louise Lock, Louise Baker, Elizabeth Baker, and Elizabith Nesbit (Mrs. S.C. Marty, SR.)

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