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Gaylord Nelson Canoeing The Namekagon River

Date: 1966
Description: Gaylord Nelson participates in a canoe trip down the Namekagon River in an effort to protect the river under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
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Ice Fishing on Lake Owen

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Description: A man is sitting on a stool in the open doorway of a small tent on the ice on Lake Owen. He is holding a wooden drop line over a hole in the ice. Behind th...
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Skiing Down Mt. Ashwabay

Date: 02 01 1970
Description: A man is skiing down a snow-covered hill at Mt. Ashwabay Ski and Recreation Area.
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Man and Woman at Top of Ski Hill

Date: 02 01 1970
Description: A man and a woman are standing on their skis looking down the ski hill looking down at the landscape below.
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Ski Lift

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Description: View looking up towards a man and a woman just getting off the ski lift at Mt. Telemark Resort. An emergency telephone booth sign is on the booth next to t...
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At the Top of the Chair Lift

Date: 03 1970
Description: Two women are getting off the chair lift at the top of the hill at Mt. Telemark Resort. A man is standing next to a small red booth on the left.
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Water Break

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Description: A woman is squirting water from a canteen into a man's mouth at Mt. Telemark Resort.
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Man on Skis Doing Tricks with Ski Poles

Date: 1968
Description: A man wearing skis is jumping off the snow-covered ground and supporting his weight on ski poles.
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Man on Skis Doing Tricks with Ski Poles

Date: 1968
Description: A man is holding his body off the snow-covered ground, supporting his weight entirely on the tips of his skis and ski poles.
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Outdoor Art Fair

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Description: Three rows of paintings are displayed outdoors on a lawn. Men and women are walking among the rows looking at the pieces for sale.
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Forest Lodge Transport

Date: 10 1960
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs, wearing a navy blue dress coat, is sitting in a three-wheel blue cart with a red roof that Mary used to travel the grounds of Fores...
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Mary Canoeing with Dachshund

Date: 1942
Description: Mary Griggs [Burke] canoeing in a cedar strip canoe on Lake Namakagon with her pet dachshund and a friend. Mary is wearing a floral sundress.
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Scanning Bowling Green

Date: 1957
Description: Two couples standing at one end of the bowling green on the shore of Namakagon Lake, searching down the field. One woman is wearing a yellow-checked skirt...
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Mary Griggs Lounging Outdoors Reading with Friend

Date: 1938
Description: Mary Griggs, wearing a pink dress, cardigan and hair bow, and a male friend are lounging on blue painted wicker chaise lounge chairs with blue floral cushi...
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Green Willys Jeep

Date: 1954
Description: Man (probably Forest Lodge caretaker) and woman standing next to a green, enclosed Willys Jeep with a spare tire hanging on the passenger side. The man is ...
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Two Couples on Bowling Green

Date: 1960
Description: Two couples playing English lawn bowling on Forest Lodge bowling green next to Lake Namakagon. One woman is wearing pink Bermuda shorts and a white sleevel...
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Mary Griggs and Male Guest in Front of Main Lodge

Date: 1945
Description: Mary Griggs, wearing a salmon colored dress and cardigan is standing in front of the Main Lodge with a male friend who is wearing a gray suit and tie while...
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Male Guest sitting in Guest House Great Room

Date: 1957
Description: Middle aged man,possibly Jacskon BUrke, wearing a light gray suit with a light blue shirt, is seated, with his legs crossed, in a blue brocade upholstered ...

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