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Young Boys in Boat

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Description: Two boys, probably brothers, using a small boat with outboard motor.
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Dr. Birge on Trout Lake

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge paddling on a raft in Trout Lake. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remaine...
Postcard

Camp Milo on White Sand Lake

Date: 07 02 1925
Description: Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Camp Milo on White Sand Lake. On it are photographs of the cabins, tents, lake, and boats on the shore.
Postcard

Greetings From Boulder Junction

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of a sailboat in the moonlight. Text below reads: "Greetings From Boulder Junction, Wisconsin."
Postcard

Boat House: Wisconsin State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake

Date: 1911
Description: View along shoreline towards the new boat house constructed of Norway pine logs at Trout Lake. It is part of the forest ranger complex. Caption reads: "Boa...
Postcard

Returning to Camp

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view of young men and boys paddling canoes toward the shore of Boulder Lake. A canoe on the left bears the YMCA insignia. Other yout...
Photograph

Boat Dock

Date: 1963
Description: View across water towards a boat dock on Boulder Lake, or Little Rice Lake, with several boats pulled up on the tree-lined shore. There is a pier in the le...
Photograph

Trout Lake

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Description: Panoramic view across water towards the Trout Lake shoreline. There are two men in a boat in the water in the foreground. There is a boathouse on the shore...
Postcard

Boat House

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Description: View along shoreline toward a boathouse. Caption on print reads: "Boat House: Wis. State Forest Reserve. Trout Lake."
Photograph

Dr. Birge at Trout Lake

Date: 1930
Description: Caption reads: "Dr. Birge, probably at Trout Lake." He is sitting in a car. There is a boat covered by a tarp on a trailer behind the car. A lake is in the...
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Dr. Birge at Trout Lake

Date: 1930
Description: Dr. Birge sitting in a boat, probably at Trout Lake. The outboard motor on the boat has been tilted out of the water. A wooded shoreline is in the distance...

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