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| Description: | Gaylord Nelson and Sherman Benson as boys in front of the Nelson home during the winter with a dog and sled. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a canoe on the St. Croix River with wooded areas on both sides within the Interstate State Park. Established in 1900, Interstate Park was... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Dalles on the Saint Croix River with boats docked and crossing. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | An outdoor portrait of the Technical Service Team at Camp Interstate. From left to right are Kunsman, Hollister, Podolske, Preston, Greaves, Hurd, Solberg,... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | The football team of clear Lake High School. Gaylord Nelson, later governor of Wisconsin and U.S. Senator, is second from the left in the front row. |
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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: | 1898 |
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| Description: | An interior view of U.S. Marshall Canon's summer cottage. Behind a table, a wall is decorated from floor to ceiling with photographs and other artwork, as ... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | A group of men, women, and children gather for a picnic in the woods. A large picnic blanket covers the ground as the individuals pose for a photograph. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | A group of men, women, and children pose for a photograph as they relax in the woods around a large hammock. In the background is a shoreline. |
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| Description: | Three women, wearing dresses and bonnets, standing up in a small boat fishing. A tree-lined shore is visible in the background. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | A man carries a canoe on his shoulders while portaging through a thickly-wooded area. |
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| Description: | Color photographic postcard of three people navigating a red canoe through yellow water lilies in Woodley's Dam near Highway 8 and 46, north of Amery. Capt... |
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| Description: | Color photographic postcard of a man in a fishing boat on Woodley's Dam north of Amery. View of the dammed water surrounded by pine trees. Caption reads: "... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | A brochure with a map of Interstate Park on the Dalles of the Saint Croix River, showing locations of the north and south camp grounds, the fish hatcheries... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a log cabin in the woods. Caption reads: "Log Cabin, Dixie Lodge, Balsam Lake, Wis." |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Entries in the Lewis Baking Contest. Seven tables full of plates of desserts are displayed in a large room. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Picnic area at Interstate Park showing parked automobiles and visitors. |
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| Description: | Color postcard view of a cabin called "Cedar" at the Whispering Pines Methodist Camp on Spirit Lake. |
| Date: | 01 1970 |
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| Description: | Men, women, and children on the snow outside a lodge. Skis are stacked on racks. A sign on the left reads: "Ski School Meeting Place." |
| Date: | 01 20 1916 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a building with windowed walls. In the foreground is a lawn swing. Caption reads: "At The Seven Pines, Lewis, Wis." Text on back reads: "T... |
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