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Sigurd Olson

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Sigurd Olson standing in a Border Lakes Outfitting Company canoe.

Date Created:
1942

Publication Information

Date Created 1942

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 8 x 6 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Sigurd F. and Elizabeth Olson papers, 1916-2003
Call Number PH 6614.63B

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W01445W
Legacy ID
WHi 74090

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Sigurd Olson duck hunting from a canoe.

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A duck hunter at the edge of a rocky shoreline, probably Sigurd Olson.

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Fishing with the Boys

Fishing with the Boys

Elizabeth Olson, her sons, and another boy, in canoes owned by the Border Lakes Wilderness Outfitting Company. This photograph was probably taken for publicity.

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On the Lower Churchill

On the Lower Churchill

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Sigurd Olson and friends canoeing on the Lower Churchill River.

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Border Lake Outfitters

Border Lake Outfitters

Border Lakes Outfitting Company, Sigurd Olson's summer business that provided guides and equipment for wilderness vacations.

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Stocking Fish

Conservation advocate Sigurd F. Olson stocking smallmouth bass in the canoe country near the Minnesota-Canadian border.

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