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| 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: | 1952 |
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| Description: | The largest white pine tree standing in America, with several people posing beneath it. Its estimated age is 350-years-old. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | The Cushing Memorial State Park was established in 1915 by the State and the Waukesha County Historical Society. Its grounds, formerly the Cushing family h... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Downtown Ephraim from Peninsula State Park, directly across the bay. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View looking up hill towards the Holy Hill monastery and church. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View across river towards the tunnel leading to the bottom of the shot tower shaft at Tower Hill State Park. There is a rustic bridge on the right leading ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | The sign marking the location of the shot tower smelter. |
| 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: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Smokey Bear cub with Judy Bell in front of a fire-prevention poster featuring the character for whom the young bear was named. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Smokey Bear cub receives treatment from Dr. Edwin J. Smith of Santa Fe, for burns he suffered in a forest fire. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A view from Rib Mountain looking southeast toward Rothschild and the Wisconsin River. The sign on the road in the foreground reads: "Dangerous Road, Drive ... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace with Lake Mendota and sailboats in the background. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of land operations of commercial fishing operation with fish net drying reels and buildings on Apostle Islands. |
| 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: | 1956 |
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| Description: | This map shows the types of upland and lowland forest vegetation on Stockton Island, one of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | This Wisconsin Conservation Dept. map shows sections, roads, rivers, and lakes in the Town of Cloverland, Vilas County, Wisconsin as of February, 1952. It ... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | This Wisconsin Conservation Dept. map shows sections, roads, rivers, and lakes in the Town of Presque Isle, Vilas County, Wisconsin as of March 1953. It do... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Ten men are standing in a row in front of a sign marking the 25th anniversary of the Eagle Scout Forestry Camp. They are each holding an Eagle Scout trophy... |
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