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Smelt Wrestling

Date: 04 1939
Description: Two men smelt wrestling at the Smelt Carnival in Marinette.
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Loading Fire Fighting Equipment

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Description: Men loading back pumps and fire fighting equipment onto a truck at Park Falls Ranger Station in preparation for answering a forest fire call.
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Fire Fighting Crew

Date: 08 10 1936
Description: Five men, who are members of a fire fighting crew, pose in front of their truck at the Park Falls Ranger Station.
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Tractor and Plow Being Towed

Date: 03 1935
Description: A tractor and plow on a trailer is being towed by a truck.
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Forest Rangers Using Phone

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Description: Forest rangers using an emergency phone on the back of a truck.
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Loading Pine Logs

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Description: Workers loading pine logs in northern Wisconsin when there was still virgin timber for logging.
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Information Cabin

Date: 1940
Description: Four people outside of the information cabin at Copper Falls State Park.
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Map Kiosk at Copper Falls State Park

Date: 1939
Description: Man looking at a map of Copper Falls State Park, which is on display to assist visitors.
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Rustic Stairway

Date: 1940
Description: People descending a rustic stairway leading down to the trail along the Bad River.
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Logs in Ashland Harbor

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of logs tugged across Lake Superior to the harbor at Ashland.
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Wisconsin Tourism Sign

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Description: Group of resort and hotel owners gathered in front of a Wisconsin tourism sign that reads: "Relax In Wisconsin." There is a building in the background.
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Cranberry Drying and Storage

Date: 1934
Description: Two workmen stack crates of cranberries in an open air drying shed. The original caption which was supplied by the Agriculture Department noted that Wiscon...
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Planting Seedlings

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Description: Planting seedings at the state nursery at Trout Lake.
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Seedling Nursery

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a single worker trimming neat rows of seedlings at a Wisconsin State Nursery.
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Converting Brush Land

Date: 1937
Description: Man on a tractor plows furrows in former brush land where Reed Canary Grass is to be planted. Another man stands to the side.
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Picnic Area at Interstate Park

Date: 1937
Description: Picnic and play area at Interstate Park, near the St. Croix River. Two girls swing as an adult male sits on a picnic table in the foreground with a child o...
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Illegal Snag Line

Date: 1942
Description: Warden Kramer and his assistant in a boat removing an illegal snag line from the Wolf River.
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Confiscated Sturgeon

Date: 1942
Description: Warden Kramer and an assistant hold up confiscated sturgeon caught with illegal snag lines.
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Governor's Fishing Expedition

Date: 09 25 1937
Description: Governor Philip Fox La Follette (center) together with Governors Horner (Illinois) and Kraschel (Iowa) pose in front of the fish they caught during a fishi...
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Governor La Follette and Governor Horner on Fishing Trip

Date: 09 25 1937
Description: Governor Philip La Follette (Wisconsin) and Governor Henry Horner (Illinois) enjoy a laugh in the boat during a fishing trip.

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