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Fishing Dock

Date: 1938
Description: View from water of fishing dock and structure alongside; log buildings in background on shore. Possibly on shoreline of one of the Apostle Islands or on Ch...
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Rock River

Date: 1905
Description: Wagon bridge and dam on the Rock River at Monteray.
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Buildings Along Levee

Date: 07 1908
Description: View along a levee, with buildings on the left. Dunbar's Hall, the large building in the foreground, burned down during the winter of 1907-1908. Five men a...
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Lake Monona View of The Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1946
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol building and the surrounding area from Lake Monona.
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Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1928
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison, looking west. Lake Mendota and Picnic Point are in the upper right of the image. Bascom Hall, the Red Gym, the Wisconsin H...
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Boat at Dock, Norseman Lodge

Date: 1933
Description: View looking out over Lake Millicent from steep hill at Norseman Lodge. In the foreground is a chair and diving board on the dock. One boat is tied to the ...
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Stopping for Lunch

Date: 1907
Description: View down shoreline towards the travelers pausing in their canoe journey to have lunch on the riverbank below Gordon Dam.
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Wannigan Boat

Date: 1907
Description: A view of a wannigan boat filled with supplies floating on the St. Croix River. There are several people on deck.
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Camps

Date: 1907
Description: The travelers camp near the Northern Pacific Ridge. Canoes are docked at the edge of the river, and a pile of logs are in the foreground.
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Nevers Dam

Date: 1907
Description: A view of Nevers Dam, with a canoe on the shoreline in the foreground.
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Kugler and The Gang

Date: 1914
Description: From left to right: Clay, Jack, and Edwin Kugler are next to a canoe on the shore of Pine Lake.
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McFarland Lake

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view looking down slope towards the shoreline of McFarland Lake. There is a fence on the right.
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South Fowl Lake

Date: 1914
Description: A dramatic view of South Fowl Lake and the steep shoreline. This lake is near McFarland Lake.
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Sunrise

Date: 08 1916
Description: Fog hanging over the Chippewa River as the sun rises in the morning.
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Uprooted Tree

Date: 1911
Description: Carl Greene and Bill Marr posing and standing with their arms spread wide at the base of a large, uprooted tree at the shoreline. Their canoes are in the w...
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Canoe Instruction

Date: 1935
Description: View across water towards Girl Scouts in five canoes setting out from shore on Rice Lake at Camp Hickory Hill. There is a temporary shade structure and woo...
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Poling a Canoe

Date: 1940
Description: River guide Bev Dennis is poling a canoe upstream through "The Falls" of the upper Bois Brule River. There is an armchair style seat in the front of the ca...
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Rustic Footbridge

Date: 1940
Description: A rustic log footbridge crosses the Bois Brule River at the Superior Brule Club.

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