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Fishing Early in the Morning

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Description: Lawrence Martin and Will Hotchkiss fishing off a pier early in the morning.
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Minocqua

Date: 07 10 1949
Description: Aerial view of Minocqua showing the surrounding lakes.
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Railroad Bridge over Tomahawk River

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Description: View from shoreline towards the Soo Line railroad bridge crossing the Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wisconsin. The bridge, built in 1886, was 126 ft. long and...
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Lake Tomahawk

Date: 1955
Description: The shore of Lake Tomahawk.
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Camp Idyle Wyld, Three Lakes

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Description: View from lake of Camp Idyle Wyld. A two-story wet boathouse, a windmill, and several cabins are visible along the shoreline. Caption reads: "View of Camp ...
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C.M. & St. P. Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: View from water of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad bridge. Probably over a stretch of Kawaguasaga Lake. There is a stairway leading to the wate...
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Steve Meleski Ice Fishing

Date: 01 23 1957
Description: Steve Meleski kneeling near his ice fishing hole at Thunder lake. Other people are fishing on the lake behind him. The shoreline is wooded, and there are b...
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Ice Fishing Trio

Date: 01 23 1957
Description: Lee Jameson, Walter Jameson, and Jim Stern clearing an ice fishing hole in Thunder Lake.
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003 - Mile-Long View of Lake Raymond

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Description: Exterior view of mile-long view of Lake Raymond (now known as Seventeen Lake), with several campers in foreground, and other campers in canoes on the lake....
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005 - North Shoreline of Bay Along Lake Raymond

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Description: View from Camp Pioneer looking east along the north shore of bay (Lake Raymond, now known as Seventeen Lake). There are piers on the shoreline, and a raft ...
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007 - Main Lodge

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Description: View over water of Main Lodge as seen from boat on bay. Original caption notes: "It fits well into the landscape and seems to have been there always. Forty...
Postcard

"The Narrows" Trout Lake

Date: 08 05 1916
Description: View across water of The Narrows in Trout Lake. There are people in a canoe out on the lake. Caption reads: "'The Narrows' Trout Lake, Wood Cliff, Wis."
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045 - Joy Camps Boat Fleet

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Description: View from shoreline from pier of campers in boats on the water. Rowing crews and kayaks are in the foreground. Original caption notes that this image offer...
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046 - Young Woman in Birch Bark Canoe

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Description: Young woman in birch bark canoe on a lake close to the shoreline. She is holding a paddle.
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047 - Young Women in Canoe with Oars

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Description: Group portrait of four young campers posed near the shoreline in a Joy Camps canoe displaying the Joy Camps logo (boat displays lettering and numbering "JC...
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048 - Girls and Camp Counselors in Canoes

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Description: Large group portrait of campers and counselors sitting in a row of fourteen Joy Camps canoes, side-by-side in a lake. A raft floats in the water behind the...
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049 - Young Women in Rowboat on Lake

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Description: View across water of five young women in a rowboat near the shoreline.
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052 - Young Women in Bathing Suits Posing on Dock

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Description: Large group portrait over water towards campers and counselors posed in two rows along a pier. They are all wearing swimming suits, and some wear swimming ...
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053 - Girl Diving off of Dock

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Description: View across water of girl in mid-dive off of diving board. Original caption notes: "Swimming in the clear, cool, PURE waters of our Lake Raymond is a thril...
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056 - Sailboat on Lake

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Description: View from shoreline of sailboat on a lake, with several campers in the boat (mostly blocked from view by larger sail). The far shoreline is in the backgrou...

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