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| Date: | 04 1939 |
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| Description: | Two men smelt wrestling at the Smelt Carnival in Marinette. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Dwight D. Eisenhower and his brothers on a fishing trip proudly exhibiting muskies and northern pike on a Wisconsin lake. From left are Dwight, Edgar, Milt... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Gypsy Rose Lee (aka Louise Hovick, 1914-1970) with a large muskie she caught in a northern Wisconsin lake. |
| Date: | 07 1946 |
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| Description: | Dwight D. Eisenhower, fishing with his brothers on Wisconsin Lake, proudly exhibit Muskies and one Northern Pike. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with four men walking on snowshoes through a forest. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse, with a group of people in a motorboat in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace with Lake Mendota and sailboats in the background. |
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| Description: | Children playing on swing set in front of an automobile. A man is seated on a picnic table nearby. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 09 25 1937 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 09 25 1937 |
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| 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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| Description: | Wisconsin Conservation Warden checking on beaver traps. |
| Date: | 04 1965 |
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| Description: | Governor Warren Knowles holding a fishing pole and a fly. He is seated at a table covered in fishing tackle and additional fishing gear hangs on a rack at ... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Includes images of Flambeau River State Forest and a description of, canoeing and recreational activities in, and general park and forest information about... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | This 1936 Wisconsin Conservation Dept. map shows the locations of state forestry Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps, closed state forestry CCC camps, ... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | This Wisconsin Conservation Department map shows the locations of state forests, national forests, county forests, state nurseries, Indian reservations, st... |
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| Description: | Small lake showing 19 fishing parties in small boats, all in one area. |
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| Description: | Group of four adults eating at table in picnic area. There is a dog underneath the picnic table. |
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