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Fish Creek

Date: 08 11 1950
Description: Aerial view of Eagle Harbor.
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Trout Fishing on the Brule

Date: 1949
Description: A man wading and fishing in the Brule River. He is wearing waders, a plaid shirt, hat and creel, and has netted a fish. In the background is a forest and p...
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Winter Sculpture

Date: 1948
Description: View across grass towards a tree on the shore of Lake Michigan which has accumulated ice from the waves and spray.
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Washington Park Lagoon

Date: 1950
Description: View of people fishing and boating in Washington Park Lagoon. Three boys are fishing with long bamboo poles from the bank on the left, and two boys are in ...
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Harbor Light

Date: 1951
Description: The Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse entered service in 1918, was automated in 1971 and sold in 2009. The lighthouse is located on the end of a 400 foot bre...
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Three Birches

Date: 1949
Description: A copse of birch trees in the woods alongside a lake.
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Lake Mendota Inlet

Date: 1950
Description: A partially frozen inlet from the lake. The view may be from Spring Harbor Park. Docks and piers line the shores. A rowboat partially covered in snow is up...
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Wisconsin Resort

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of Northernaire Resort, on Deer Lake. The resort is in the foreground. Many lakes, surrounded by trees, are in the background, including Big St...
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Bleak November

Date: 1950
Description: View from shoreline towards two men in a canoe near Birch Point on Little Elkhart Lake. The day is overcast. Around the point is another man in a boat, and...
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First Fishing

Date: 1951
Description: First fishing near Vilas Park on Murphy's Creek (now known as Wingra Creek.) Many people are set up to fish on both sides of the tree-lined banks.
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Mississippi's Edge

Date: 1950
Description: A boathouse, boat and pier on the frozen shoreline of the Mississippi River. More buildings appear in the background, a snow covered tree on the left and a...
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Photo Finish

Date: 1950
Description: Two sailboats racing on Lake Michigan.
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He's Got One

Date: 1950
Description: A group of people are fishing on a shoreline of rocks and logs. One man with a bamboo fishing pole is pulling a fish from the water.
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Mirror Lake

Date: 1950
Description: Mirror Lake, below the dam at Timme Mill. Trees and foliage cover the banks and overhang the water. The one lane high reverse metal truss bridge, commonly ...
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Summer's End

Date: 1950
Description: Tree-lined view from shoreline looking down at a lake scene of two adults and two children in a rowboat. Lily pads are floating on the surface of the lake ...
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River View from Wyalusing State Park

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River from Wyalusing State Park, framed by trees. There is a bridge over the river in the distance.
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Spring Scene

Date: 1950
Description: View from shoreline towards a boy standing on a pier overlooking a lake. In the foreground are flowering trees.
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Summer Sport

Date: 1952
Description: Close-up of a small sailboat on Pine Lake. The reflections of the sun from the water make an interesting pattern on the sails.
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Ice Fishing

Date: 1952
Description: Aerial view of ice fishermen on the ice next to a lake. Their paths and footprints make an interesting pattern in the snow.
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Copper Falls

Date: 08 1952
Description: Copper Falls in Copper Falls State Park. The falls are on the Bad River. A group of people are standing on the rocks on the right. Trees are in the backgro...

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