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| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Old Indian Burying Grounds LaPointe Wisconsin." |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | One of the etchings published in an atlas of Lake County, Illinios in 1870 by George Ogle. Etchings done by the Wisconsin Central Railroad. |
| Date: | 08 1959 |
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| Description: | Madeline Island Sign (Wisconsin Official Marker) depicting the history of the island and how it recieved its name. This sign was erected in 1956. |
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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... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | The Old Mission Inn by what is believed to be the first Protestant religious building in Wisconsin called Old Mission Congregational Church. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | The Old Mission Inn by what is believed to be the first Protestant religious building in Wisconsin called Old Mission Congregational Church. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a rowboat moored in a small cove on Madeline Island in the Apostle Islands. |
| Origin of La Pointe, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of La Pointe, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Lakeside view of Nebraska Row, showing Treaty Hall, La Pointe, Madeline Island. |
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| Description: | Interior of the Congregational Church on Madeline Island. The ceiling and walls are paneled in birchbark. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965. |
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| Description: | View of cottages and Mission dock on Lake Superior on Madeline Island. |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of a small community on the shore of Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Group of people on board the steamboat "Byng I" sometime prior to 1930. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | View of the Madeline Island Historical Museum and a fence framed by two trees. A wooden sign points the way. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A woodcut illustration of a whiskey still. The message on the reverse is addressed to Senator Gaylord Nelson. |
| Origin of La Pointe, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of La Pointe, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Congregational Church, a.k.a. Old Mission Church. The interior walls are covered with cedar trees. |
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