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Eleazer William's House's First Site at Little Rapids

Date: 1900
Description: A woman stands in a marsh near the site of Eleazer William's first house.
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Fort St. Antoine Site

Date: 1920
Description: Alleged site of Fort St. Antoine.
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Airplane Crash in Lake Mendota

Date: 07 18 1944
Description: Dozens of boys at Camp Wakanda on the north shore of Lake Mendota watch rescue work on an airplane which has crashed into the lake near shore. Tom Langloi...
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Sigurd Olson

Date: 1942
Description: Sigurd Olson standing in a Border Lakes Outfitting Company canoe.
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Portaging at Curtain Falls

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Description: View of men and young boys with canoes pulled up on rocks near a rapids during an unidentified wilderness canoe trip led by Sigurd Olson.
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Elevated View down Wisconsin Avenue

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Description: Elevated view down Wisconsin Avenue towards Lake Mendota.
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Fox River Canal

Date: 1940
Description: View from the second floor balcony of the Charles A Grignon House at Kaukauna showing the historic boat canal and the Fox River beyond it.
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Patrol in a Canoe in the Rain

Date: 1942
Description: A patrol from the 14th Infantry canoeing in the rain in Panama. Three men in fatigues holding sub-machine guns are sitting in a canoe.
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Tree-Top Sentry

Date: 1942
Description: A sentry wearing fatigues sitting in a tree-top lookout post posing for a photograph in Panama. His sub-machine gun is resting on a section of the lookout ...
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Soldier and Cannonballs

Date: 1942
Description: A soldier walks along the edge of a cliff in Panama, behind stacks of cannonballs and a large sign. The man is wearing a uniform and is holding a sub-machi...
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Wisconsin River

Date: 1932
Description: A view, looking west, from the bridge over the Wisconsin River at Lone Rock. A ledge has been cut into the bluff on the left to accommodate County Highway ...
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On the Pier at Black Point

Date: 08 01 1954
Description: Ernst C. Schmidt and Mary Helen Anderson stand on a pier and pose next to the Black Point launch "Nepenthe."
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Boat Ride on Archibald Lake with Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey from Oconto

Date: 1910
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey of Oconto are taking a ride in the Islander steam launch on Archibald Lake. Mrs. Ramsey is wearing a hat. Mr. Ramsey is wearing ...
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Rainy Departure

Date: 1925
Description: With hands on the oars, Alfred Holt is looking at the camera as he and his family depart the Island after a vacation on Archibald Lake. On the left is Made...
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Douglas DeWitt Rowing

Date: 08 1932
Description: Douglas DeWitt, one of the Holt grandchildren, is rowing on Archibald Lake with an island in the background.
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Swimmers on the Pier

Date: 08 1917
Description: Sitting in front of the bath house, bathers are dangling their feet in Archibald Lake. A young man is sunbathing on the roof. A woman is standing in the ba...
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Lake Geneva Hotel

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior view of the Lake Geneva Hotel, a two-story, low horizontal building. A man is standing next to the car parked in front of the hotel. Caption reads...

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