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  1. Wisconsin Beauty Pageant Contestants visit Manitowish Waters June 1950 - As a prize for winning city competitions, the MW Chamber of Commerce awarded these six contestants a one week vacation experiencing the Northwoods.

    Record Type: Photo

    Northern Lights Hotel 6/1950
  2. Wisconsin Historical Society roadside marker unveiled in Manitowish Waters. 8/24/2024. - The marker memorializes the individuals, FBI and civilians who were wounded or killed in the famous raid and attempted capture of the Dillinger gang at Little Bohemia Lodge in Spider Lake, WI (now Manitowish Waters). The marker is located in the parking lot of the Manitowish Waters Community Center-5733 Highway 51. It was sponsored by the Manitowish Waters Historical Society, Wisconsin Historical Society, Town of Manitowish Waters and the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI.

    Record Type: Photo

    Roadside historic marker- unveiled 8/24/2024
  3. Women comprising the "sorting" ladies at Leasure-Koller Cranberry marsh during harvest. ca 1955 - The ladies would pick out the poor quality or white cranberries as they came by on the conveyor belt to be packaged for fresh fruit. Their shirts say "Eatmore Cranberries", the brand used by the American Cranberry Exchange. The women on the far right is Gertrude "Gertie" Christiansen. She lived nearby and would walk to work.

    Record Type: Photo

    ca 1955 Far right: Gertie Christiansen
  4. Women doing the lumbermill work during World War I. Winchester, WI 1917 - Image 2- note on the back of the picture reads: "Winchester, WI 1917; The men had gone to war- World War I. The ladies shown had taken over the work. CSS Jr" CSS Jr. is Charles Simpson Smith Jr. aka "Bud Smith"

    Record Type: Photo

    1917 Winchester women working at the mill
  5. Zager's Chateau Resort 1957-1962

    Record Type: Photo

    ca 1940s
  6. Zager's Chateau Resort. ca 1957-1960 - Zager's was located along Highway 51. Current address is 5870 US Highway 51.

    Record Type: Photo

    1958 Zagers posing with new business sign
  7. Zigray's Northern Lights Hotel 1941-1955 - Zigray's Northern Lights Resort - a few postcard photos from the David Bohnett postcard collection

    Record Type: Photo

    2018.5.77 Zigray's Northern Lights Hotel
  8. Zigray's Northern Lights Hotel and Cabins postcards and news clippings. 1941- 1955 - Zigray's purchased the Northern Lights hotel from Kuhnerts 1941

    Record Type: Photo

    Postcard, Picture
  9. Zigray's Northern Lights Hotel and Cabins postcards. 1941- 1955 - Zigrays purchased the property from the Kuhnerts in 1941. They operated the resort until 1955 when it was sold to LaVerne Van Syock. In 1958, Albert Zigray repossessed the property. It is unclear how long he owned it after that.

    Record Type: Photo

    ca 1642- at least 1954
  10. fire fighter wagon -1912 abt - A wagon load of fire fighters. Wisconsin Historical Society Harrington Collection

    Record Type: Photo

    fire fighter wagon
  11. postcard - Little Bohemia - Postcard of Little Bohemia with two panoramic photos. One on the top of the view of the lodge from the parking lot side, and the other from the waterfront side. Words in between.

    Record Type: Photo

    Little Bohemia Lodge Postcard
  12. postcard - Little Bohemia - Postcard of Little Bohemia. "The Famous Little Bohemia Lodge - Manitowish Wis."

    Record Type: Photo

    Little Bohemia Lodge with cars
  13. postcard - Little Bohemia window - Postcard - Little Bohemia window shattered with bullet holes. The reverse of the postcard was used and sent with a Powell postmark, but dated 1986 with 1 cent postage. The date MUST be wrong - misprinted.

    Record Type: Photo

    Little Bohemia shattered window postcard
  14. postcard - Meinel's Winchester - Postcard of Meinel's Resort - Winchester - water, people on dock, cabin through the trees. Reverse of postcard not used.

    Record Type: Photo

    Meinel's Resort Winchester
  15. postcard - Papoose Lodge - Postcard of Papoose Lodge - Manitowish Wisc. - four photos - cabin, water, trees, lawn chairs and hammock.

    Record Type: Photo

    Popoose Lodge postcard with four photos
  16. postcard - Papoose Lodge - Postcard of The Chippewa Papoose Lodge - cabin

    Record Type: Photo

    Postcard of Chippewa
  17. postcard - Papoose Lodge - fawn - Postcard of Papoose Lodge - Manitowish Wisc. - man kneeling next to fawn

    Record Type: Photo

    Papoose Lodge with fawn
  18. postcard - Rest Lake Dam 1941 - Postcard of aerial view of Rest Lake Dam and fish hatchery. Reverse of postcard is postmarked Ashland in 1941.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  19. postcard - Rest Lake and Dam - Postcard - Rest Lake and Dam from the air. Postcard used and postmarked either 1943 or 1948. One cent postage stamp used.

    Record Type: Photo

    Postcard from David Bohnett collection
  20. postcard - Sell's - Postcard of Sell's resort in Winchester - reverse has a handwritten notation about "vacation of 1937", but was not addressed, stamped or mailed.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sell's Winchester

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