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Indian Village

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Description: Ojibwa man tanning a hide outdoors. Text on reverse reads: "Here at Historyland you can see the Chippewa Indians in their colorful native dress and natu...
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Grindstone Lake Summer Resort

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards a resort, guest cottage and boathouse. Women are standing behind a fence on the lawn on the hill above on the right.
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Guest Cottage at Balsam Lodge on Spider Lake

Date: 1950
Description: A guest cottage surrounded by pine trees. A lake partially visible in the background.
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Moccasin Resort, Lake Court Oreilles

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Description: View of a lakeside resort. Birches and maples in the yard. Painted boulders are along the driveway.
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Boat Landing at Neumaier's Resort, Lost Land Lake

Date: 1944
Description: View along shoreline towards a bench near a tree on the left, and rowboats tied to a dock on the right. Further down the shoreline are a row of rowboats pu...
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Totogatic Flowage at Leslies Landing

Date: 1948
Description: View of the flowage of the Totogatic, a designated wild river. Three rowboats are anchored just off shore.
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Governor Knowles with a Rainbow Trout

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, holding up a rainbow trout at Teal Lake. He is holding his fishing pole in his right hand, and ...
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Governor Knowles Fishing at Teal Lake

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, standing on the shoreline of Teal Lake holding a fishing pole.
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Namekagon Queen

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Description: Men, women, and children are on a riverboat named "Namekagon Queen," which is on the Namekagon River next to a wooden dock.
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Point Henry

Date: 1935
Description: A woman in a light-colored dress is standing at the foot of the steps to a rustic cabin. She is holding a baby bottle and feeding a fawn. The shoreline alo...
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Log Rolling at Lumberjack Days

Date: 1971
Description: Two young women are competing in logrolling. People watch from bleachers on a lawn in the background. One person is sitting and watching from a rowboat, an...
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Axe Chopping at the Lumberjack Bowl

Date: 1970
Description: A shirtless man is standing on top of a log ready to chop a log with an axe. A crowd of people are watching from stands behind him.
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Timber Toppers

Date: 1971
Description: Two people are climbing two tall wooden poles at Lumberjack Days.
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Break while Snowmobiling

Date: 03 1978
Description: A family of five are outdoors standing around or sitting on their two snowmobiles as they take a break to drink and eat.
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Baraboo Club, Lake Chetac

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Description: View across lake towards a building with a screened-in porch on the shore. Two men are standing on a pier with rowboats docked nearby. Two women are standi...
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Canoe Sailing on Chippewa Lake

Date: 1935
Description: A young man is sitting and holding the mainsheet in a canoe fitted with a single mast and sail. There is a small wake behind the boat. The far shoreline is...
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Flambeau River Rapids

Date: 09 1930
Description: View across river towards three men in a canoe negotiating the Cedar Rapids of the Flambeau. Large boulders are along the far shoreline. On the reverse of ...
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Ojibwa Roadside Park

Date: 07 1939
Description: View across stone dam, with water flowing through the notch at Ojibwa Roadside Park. An automobile is parked near a large stone outdoor fireplace. There is...
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12 Hunters, 9 Bucks

Date: 1915
Description: Nine killed deer are hanging from a buck pole, which is propped on one side of a log building. Caption reads: "12 hunters, 9 bucks. Old Camp #2, Winter, Wi...
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Sentimental Silhouettes

Date: 1968
Description: Two ducks are silhouetted on the Chippewa Flowage at sunrise or sunset.

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