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Potawatomi State Park

Date: 1940
Description: A young woman smiles as she enjoys the view from the Potawatomi Tower in Potawatomi State Park. There is a house on a small island in Sawyer Harbor, with ...
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Sea Caves

Date: 1920
Description: View across water towards three men and a woman posing while standing in a wooden boat in a sea cave in the Apostle Islands. Rock formations and other sea ...
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Two Women Sitting Outside the Hermit Cottage

Date: 1912
Description: Two women are sitting on a bench outside of the Hermit cottage. The older woman has her arm around the neck and on the shoulder of the younger woman. They ...
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First Girls Party on Beach

Date: 09 07 1927
Description: Women employees of Thordarson? in bathing suits on the beach during the First Girls Party to Rock Island.
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Two Indigenous Women

Date: 08 18 1943
Description: A young indigenous woman wearing a flower in her hair poses with an older woman who is balancing a basket on her head on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea...
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Two Women and Two Girls Under the Trees

Date: 1912
Description: Two women and two girls are standing together under the trees and looking down into a large bucket. The girl on the left with a bow in her hair may be Jean...
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Nap in the Hammock

Date: 07 1917
Description: A woman is napping in the hammock on the screened porch at Island Lodge. Her bag and possibly a camera are on the floor near her. Caption reads: "July 30 -...
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View of Champagne Island from Forest Lodge

Date: 1910
Description: Woman wearing a white dress is standing among trees on a hillside that slopes towards Lake Namakagon. Champagne Island is seen in the background.
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Ready for a Tramp

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait of four young women standing close together before going hiking. Judging by their body language, these young women appear to be pals. They all a...
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Baby Eleanor on the Porch at Island Lodge

Date: 1901
Description: A woman wearing a long skirt and blouse is standing and holding baby Eleanor Holt in her arms while standing on the front porch of Island Lodge on Archibal...
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Picnickers on Presque Isle

Date: 1912
Description: Picnic party on the rocks along the shore, among the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior.
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Hull Tennis Court

Date: 1916
Description: Two women playing tennis at Coole Park Manor on Madeline Island.
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Walking in Cathedral Woods

Date: 1911
Description: View down trail towards a small group of women and girls hiking in Cathedral Woods on a sunny day. The old growth forest is made up of pines and hemlocks.
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Island Woman with Typewriter

Date: 08 24 1943
Description: An indigenous woman wearing a grass shirt sits on a carved boat with Robert Doyle on the shore of Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present d...
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Man Balancing on Human Stilts

Date: 07 1919
Description: A man and woman are holding up a man who is balancing above them on their hands. He is holding his hands to his mouth. Tall trees are in the background. Pa...
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Black-berry Picking Across the Generations

Date: 08 27 1909
Description: A group of twelve people is standing in the woods holding berry pails. Three generations are represented. Grant Stroh is in the center with a child in fron...
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Scene on the Rock River

Date: 1907
Description: View along bank of river towards a young girl walking in the grass near the shoreline. Behind her, a man and woman sit in a rowboat on the Rock River. They...
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Visitors to Niagara Falls

Date: 1860
Description: Two men and two women visit sit on a small, rocky island or natural bridge near water. Plants and trees are on shoreline behind them.
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Ready for the Summer Rain

Date: 1936
Description: A man and a woman, probably Eleanor Holt DeWitt and Donald Soule DeWitt, are standing together, wearing rain ponchos and wide-brimmed hats. Trees and Archi...
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Harvesting Grapes

Date: 1909
Description: A group of women and children are standing in front of the porch at Island Lodge. From left to right: Jeannette Holt smiling and holding a bundle of vines ...

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