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East High School

Date: 09 19 1928
Description: Exterior of East High School, located at 2222 East Washington Avenue.
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East Bluff, Devil's Lake

Date: 07 29 1928
Description: Elevated view of Devil's Lake State Park from East Bluff, looking east toward the valley.
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Aztalan State Park

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Description: View of Aztalan State Park site when it was called Aztalan Mound Park.
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Ephraim from Peninsula State Park

Date: 1950
Description: Downtown Ephraim from Peninsula State Park, directly across the bay.
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Interstate State Park

Date: 1940
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...
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Camping at Devil's Lake

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of the Herman Taylor family camping at Devil's Lake. There is a moving train in the background on railroad tracks along the shoreline of the ...
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Nicolet National Forest

Date: 09 04 1940
Description: View of mixed hardwoods, predominantly maple, in Nicolet National Forest.
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Wade House Opening Day

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: The official opening of Wade House. Amid great fanfare, complete with an appearance by poet Carl Sandburg, Wade House opened to the public on June 6th, 195...
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Child at Terry Andrae State Park

Date: 1938
Description: Small child standing on the shoreline of a sandy beach, looking out at the waves, at Terry Andrae State Park on Lake Michigan.
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The Lure of Devil's Lake

Date: 1920
Description: A hand-tinted photograph of a scene along the wooded shore of Devil's Lake is mounted on a piece of beige paper. The scene features an old section of a woo...
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The Lure of Devil's Lake

Date: 1920
Description: A hand-tinted photograph of a tree-framed scene along the shore of Devil's Lake is mounted on a piece of beige paper. A large bluff dominates the backgroun...
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Cross Country Skiers

Date: 02 25 1940
Description: Winter scene with cross country skiers from Eagle River skiing on the Anvil Lake Ski Trail in the Nicolet National Forest.
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Family Posing Around Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View down partially harvested field of a family posing around horse-drawn McCormick binder. Hills are in the background. In the background on the left are ...
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Star Lake Forest

Date: 1946
Description: A man on the left, leaning against a tree, appears to be addressing a large group of other men facing him. There is a large decaying tree stump in the fore...
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Potawatomi State Park

Date: 1940
Description: A young woman smiles as she enjoys the view from the Potawatomi Tower in Potawatomi State Park. There is a house on a small island in Sawyer Harbor, with ...
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Mill Bluff Picnic Shelter

Date: 1938
Description: The picnic shelter at the east picnic area in Mill Bluff State Park is sitting at the base of a large rock outcropping. The shelter has low stone walls and...
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Rib Mountain Warming House

Date: 1939
Description: A man on skis and holding ski poles is smiling at the camera in front of the stone warming house at Rib Mountain State Park. Skis and poles are propped on ...
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Copper Falls in Winter

Date: 1950
Description: Snow and ice cover the upper portion of Copper Falls. There is also open water in the Bad River downstream from the falls.
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Rachel Imsland and Mark Evans at Blue Mound State Park

Date: 06 01 1983
Description: Two people are leaning against a railing overlooking at forest. Caption reads: "Rachel Imsland, 25, and Mark Evans, 28, both of Iowa City, Iowa, viewed the...
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Ice Age National Scientific Reserve (Proposed), Wisconsin

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Description: View across marshland and water toward a low, wooded hill. Caption reads: "Across the State of Wisconsin the continental glaciation left a belt of conspicu...

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