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1. Henry & Susan LaPorte family portrait ca 1901 - Left to Right: George, Susan holding Lloyd, Louis (aka Louie), Nancy in front, Henry and Ruth

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Henry & Susan LaPorte with family and friends at their homestead on Murray Landing Road in Manitowish, WI. ca 1922 - L to R: Lloyd Voss, Lloyd LaPorte, Susan LaPorte, Henry LaPorte, Emil Wanatka Sr., Andrew or Gordon Johnson and Michael Louis Levi LaPorte (aka Matt, Mack or Levi)

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. History of LaPorte's grocery store and shopping center. 1937-2012 - This narrative covers the history of the grocery store as well as the tenants in the shopping center and downtown rental building owned by the LaPorte family. It reflects how local business was influenced by national events.

   2021

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Kitchen at LaPorte logging camp along Manitowish River. 1910 - The LaPorte family established a logging camp along the Manitowish River just north of Circle Lily. L to R: Lloyd, Henry, George, Susan and Nancy LaPorte

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. LaPorte and Doriot family photo at logging camp in Manitowish. ca 1915 - Seated left to right: 2 Doriot wives with children, Nancy LaPorte Wanatka, Susan LaPorte (in the hat), Ruth LaPorte Voss, Ruth's daughter Audrey Voss (Dickerson), Mrs. Chuck Doriot (?) Standing in back left to right: 2 Doriot men, Elmer Doriot (?), unknown, Henry LaPorte (Susan's husband), Henry A. Voss (Ruth's husband), holding son Lloyd, Lloyd LaPorte (?), Louie LaPorte holding son Clarence.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. The Manitowish House- a hotel by the railroad depot in Manitowish, WI. 1893-1914 - Newspaper advertisements and clippings for the hotel. It changed hands many times over the early years. 1893: Henry Kuss & Henry Fouks 1986: G.W. Buck purchases 1997: H. Fouks re-opens the saloon in the hotel 1905: owed by James E. Murry 1905: J.P. Crandy rents building to Charles Doriot 1905: Nick Mosler (Moseler) rents from Doriot 1906: H.J. Stone purchases 1914: Henry & Susan LaPorte were in charge of the hotel

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. Voss family Christmas photo. 1952 - Front left to right: Tracy Dickerson, Susie Voss, Nancy Voss. Back left to right: Audrey Voss holding daughter Ruthie Dickerson, Ruth LaPorte Voss, Susan LaPorte, Lloyd Voss holding son Henry Voss. Family tree: Susan LaPorte-great grandmother; Ruth LaPorte Voss-grandmother; Audrey Voss Dickerson- mother to Tracy and Ruth Dickerson; Lloyd Voss father to Nancy, Susie and Henry Voss.

   Record Type: Photo