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Ski-Type Windsled

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Enclosed wooden box windsled mounted on three skis, sitting on lake ice near the shore.

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Wisconsin Historical Society

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Creator
Wisconsin Historical Society
Contributor
Wisconsin Historical Society

Physical Description

Format
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Dimensions
26 x 21 cm

Collection Information

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W0125KR
Legacy ID
WHi 3361

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1942

Two men and two boys standing on ice in front of a windsled. All four are holding lake trout.

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Windsled "Hurricane Hazel"

Windsled "Hurricane Hazel"

1946

Windsled "Hurricane Hazel" on Chequamegon. One man is sitting in the windsled, Another man is standing on the ice.

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Boat-Type Windsled

Boat-Type Windsled

1957

A boat-type windsled on frozen Lake Superior.

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Transporting Parcels on Windsled

Transporting Parcels on Windsled

1954

Elmer Nelson sorting through boxes of goods being transported on the "Dream Sled" windsled.

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Ice Fishing Shanties

Ice Fishing Shanties

George Harris and other ice fishing shanties on Chequamegon Bay. One man is on skis moving across the snow and ice.

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Ice Fisherman and Ice Shanty

Ice fisherman Bruno Grotzke of Ashland poses in front of his fishing shanty on Chequamegon Bay.

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