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1. Automobile with bullet holes from the FBI Dillinger shoot out at Little Bohemia Lodge. April 1934 - The locals in the car did not heed FBI commands to halt. The FBI agents, expecting the occupants to be members of the Dillinger gang, mistakenly shot and killed Eugene Boisoneau and wounded John Morris and John Hoffman, all civilians.

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2. A Weekend to Remember... 4/20-4/22/1934 - A photographic booklet about the people and places involved in the Dillinger shoot out with and escape from the FBI in Spider Lake, WI (later named Manitowish Waters).

   2018

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3. Baby Face Nelson ca 1930s

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4. Brief published history of the Famous Little Bohemia Lodge and the FBI shoot out with the Dillinger gang. 1915-1934 - The original Little Bohemia was established in 1915 in Chicago. It began operations in Manitowish Waters in 1927. The Dillinger shoot out took place in April 1934.

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5. Carl and Ann Christensen remodeled Kuhnert's Northern Lights Bar with the intent of purchasing it or becoming a partner. The deal fell through. - Attached is an excerpt from Carl's 1993 oral history interview recalling this business opportunity.

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6. CCC member Eugene Boisoneau was accidentally killed during the botched FBI raid at Little Bohemia in an attempt to capture John Dillinger and his gang. 4/1934 - The record includes a short description of Boisoneau's death, an image of his tombstone in Mellen, WI and a newspaper clipping discussing the proposed pay-out to his mother due the FBI's mistaken shooting.

   1934

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7. Dedication speech given by Kay Krans at the unveiling of the historical roadside marker in Manitowish Waters on August 24, 2024. - Her speech tells the story of the FBI raid on Little Bohemia Lodge on April 22,1934 in an attempt to capture the Dillinger gang hiding out there. The historic marker commemorates the individuals wounded and killed by the gang as they made their escape.

   August 24, 2024

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8. "Dillinger's Escape is Northwoods Legend" 8/1/1988 - George Bazso and Emil Wanatka Jr. tell their memories of Dillinger and his accomplices hiding out and escape from Little Bohemia Lodge in April 1934.

   8/1/1988

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9. "Dillinger's Money Still a Mystery" 11/7/1982 - Dillinger allegedly buried $200,000 somewhere in the Northern Highland State Forest. It has never been found.

   11/7/1982

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10. Exclusive photos of the FBI Dillinger raid at Little Bohemia Lodge on 4/21/1934, taken by a Milwaukee Sentinel reporter. 4/1934 - The Dillinger girls captured at Little Bohemia hid their faces and gave false names to the authorities. The blonde woman was Jean Delaney (used the name Ann Southern). The woman with the wide blouse lapels was Helen Gillis, wife of Lester Gillis, aka Baby Face Nelson (used the name Marian Marr). The third woman was Marie Comforti (used the name Rose Anker).

    4/25/1934

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11. Historical overview of Manitowish Waters published in the 2013 and 2014 Chamber of Commerce guides.

    2013-2014

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12. Historical overview of Manitowish Waters published in the 2015-2019 Chamber of Commerce guides. - The 2018-2019 narrative is the same as the 2015-2017; only images were changed.

    2015-2019

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13. Historical overview of Manitowish Waters published in the 2020-2022 Chamber of Commerce guides. - Slight change in text and layout each of these years.

    2020-2022

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14. John Dillinger- 2 images ca 1930s

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15. John Dillinger - Division of Investigation Wanted Poster

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16. Little Bohemia staff 1936 - Emil Wanatka Sr. is seated in the front row; Emil Jr is to the left of Sr. John W. Dillinger, father of gangster John H. Dillinger, is standing on the far left.

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17. Mrs. Maude Johnson by Michael Dunn 1930-1977 - A narrative by Michael Dunn reminiscing about a Mrs. Maude Johnson who the author remembers as their laundry lady when he was young. She lived at Woodchuck Hollow and then later moved to Little Star Lake where she opened Deer Trail Cottages.

    04/2017

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18. Musicians of Manitowish: Paul Lange 1913-1954 - An article about Paul Lange's musicianship, resort, community involvement and encounter with Baby Face Nelson.

    2/2023

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19. News clipping relating that John Dillinger's father spent the 2nd anniversary of his son's death showing visitors around the Dillinger "museum" at Little Bohemia. Includes a postcard of Dillinger Sr. at the museum. 7/22/1936 - John Dillinger Sr. spent time at Little Bohemia as a museum guide. The museum had belongings left behind by the Dillinger gang, guns, newspaper clippings and bullet holes to view.

    7/23/1936

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20. Newspaper clipping reporting the indictment of the Dillinger gang for the murder of an FBI agent and for harboring fugitives. The article discusses details of the shoot out and escape from Little Bohemia Lodge on 4/22/1934. - Wisconsin State Journal 5/19/1934

    5/19/1934

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