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Village of Glidden

Date: 1885
Description: View of buildings in an industrial area with a forest in the background.
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Menominee Women's Crew

Date: 1943
Description: Menominee women working to protect their white pines from blister rust.
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White Pine Forest Mapping

Date: 03 1939
Description: A man mapping a planted stand of white pines in Devil's Lake State Park. He is wearing snowshoes.
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Selective Logging

Date: 03 1938
Description: A large white pine being felled on the Menominee Indian Reservation. This photograph was taken to illustrate the tribe's selective logging practices.
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Dad Changing Plates

Date: 1909
Description: Howard Greene (Dad) is changing negative plates in his large format camera on the banks of the Presque Isle River.
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White Pine Tree

Date: 07 1936
Description: Ray Weber standing next to a large white pine on a Menominee Indian reservation.
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Felling the White Pine

Date: 07 1936
Description: Two men are working together to cut down a large white pine tree on a Menominee Indian reservation.
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Large Tree On a Truck

Date: 07 1936
Description: A large, white pine tree is loaded on the back of a truck, ready to be hauled from a Menominee Indian reservation to the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Shelter House

Date: 1935
Description: View across lawn towards two men sitting on a log bench in the central open area of the shelter house at Council Grounds State Forest (now Council Grounds ...
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On the Wisconsin River

Date: 1935
Description: View across water towards an unidentified man sitting in the stern of a small boat, holding a fishing rod. A younger man, sitting forward, is rowing. There...
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Henry Thurston and Charles Holt

Date: 08 11 1914
Description: Two boys are standing together against a background of plants and trees. The boy on the right is holding an axe, and the boy on the left is holding some ki...
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Mr. and Mrs. Buswell

Date: 08 12 1914
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Buswell are in a rowboat on Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Buswell."
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In the Woods

Date: 08 30 1918
Description: Wearing a hat and scarf, an unknown woman is sitting on the ground in the woods, looking at the camera. To her right, amidst ferns and plants, Lucy Rumsey ...
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Gordon Wheeler and His Dog

Date: 1918
Description: Gordon Wheeler is sitting on the ground in a clearing by a wooded area with his Collie named Queenie. Caption reads: "Gordon Wheeler and Queenie."
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Boats Heading Out

Date: 1916
Description: Three boats, each filled with people, are leaving the pier. Two household employees, wearing aprons and standing on the pier, are watching the boats depart...
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Sitting on the Beach with a Bird

Date: 1931
Description: Peter DeWitt and a friend or cousin are sitting on the sand beach near logs. A bird is perched nearby on a wooden pier.

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