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Old Mission Church

Date: 1905
Description: Old Mission church on Madeline Island.
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Daniel Angus House

Date: 1900
Description: The house of Captain Angus on the shore of Lake Superior in La Pointe on Madeline Island sometime around 1900. The Angus family came to Madeline Island in ...
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Madeline Island Historical Museum

Date: 1958
Description: The Madeline Island Historical Museum behind a "pencil" designed fence.
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Cabin on Big Bay Beach

Date: 1890
Description: Three men sitting in front of log building at Big Bay Beach on Madeline Island.
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Eastern Madeline Island Shore

Date: 1915
Description: Trees on the eastern shoreline of Madeline Island near Big Bay.
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Scenic Drive on Madeline Island

Date: 1934
Description: Tree-lined dirt road curving along Madeline Island.
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Madeline Island Logging Camp

Date: 1910
Description: Madeline Island logging camp near Big Bay. Men preparing logs for a building, with three log buildings in background.
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Madeline Island Historical Museum Under Construction

Date: 1956
Description: Constructing the Madeline Island Historical Museum in La Pointe which consists of four separate buildings. L-to-r: jail; American Fur Trade storage buildin...
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Big Bay on Madeline Island

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of Big Bay on Madeline Island. This area later became Big Bay State Park.
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Houghton Point from Madeline Island

Date: 1900
Description: View of Hougton Point and Bayfield from Madeline Island.
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Church Near Lake

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Description: Hilltop view of the Congregational church on Madeline Island (?). In the background are buildings, houses, and the shoreline of a lake.
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Elizabeth Hull and Elizabeth Nisbet

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Description: Elizabeth Hull and Elizabeth Nisbet on Madeline Island.
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Aerial View of Madeline Island Tennis Courts

Date: 1935
Description: Aerial view of Madeline Island including the tennis courts, houses, and the Old Mission Inn.
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In-Ground Swimming Pool on Madeline Island

Date: 1938
Description: In-ground swimming pool behind large two-story cedar shake-sided house on Madeline Island.
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Captain Angus House

Date: 1935
Description: White stucco house with wooden addition next to Lake Superior on Madeline Island. At the time of the photograph this was the oldest house on Madeline Islan...
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Lake Superior Area

Date: 1852
Description: Illustration of four Indians on Madeline Island with a canoe in the water on the shore.
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Leo Capser's Cabin

Date: 1915
Description: Leo Capser's cabin on Madeline Island prior to construction of an addition. The cabin is located west of Grant's Point.
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Summer Homes on Madeline Island

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of Woods' Manor on shores of Madeline Island. The manor was built in 1900 for summer resident Colonel Frederick Woods from Nebraska.
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Two Women on Boardwalk

Date: 1912
Description: Two young women standing on a boardwalk on Madeline Island.
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Elizabeth Hull & Elizabeth Nesbit

Date: 1915
Description: Elizabeth Hull & Elizabeth Nesbit, sit outside on a bench on Madeline Island.

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