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Merry Christmas

Date: 1937
Description: Holiday card of a silhouette of Santa Claus with a basket of toys and holding a lantern, walking towards a house, snow and trees. Below is the text "Merry ...
Photograph

Workers Raking Hay

Date: 1937
Description: Man with a horse-drawn hay rake in a field. Other field workers gather hay by hand in the background. Original caption reads, "raking heavy timothy hay int...
Photograph

Log Cabins at Boulder Lodge, Ghost Lake

Date: 1937
Description: Man smoking a cigar while standing in front of a log cabin situated in a clearing in northern Wisconsin. The man's necktie is blowing in the wind.
Photograph

Some Snow

Date: 1937
Description: Winter scene with snow piled high in front of Red Crown gasoline station. A man is standing next to the Red Crown gas pump.
Photograph

Chicago Magicians Hijinks

Date: 1937
Description: Ben Bergor, a Madison area magician (standing third from the left), with a group of Chicago area magicians. Identified individuals are (seated, left to rig...
Photograph

Davis Tavern

Date: 1937
Description: A man is sitting on stair railing in front of Davis Tavern on Highway 77.
Photograph

Taking a Break

Date: 1937
Description: Men and one woman gathered around machinery in a cutover area of northern Wisconsin preparing to undertake an unknown task.
Photograph

Man in front of Barn

Date: 1937
Description: A farmer is standing next to an automobile in front of a barn.
Photograph

Group of Golfers

Date: 1937
Description: Twenty-one golfers posing in front of golf course clubhouse.
Photograph

WPA at Work

Date: 1937
Description: National Youth Administration workers cutting stone in the quarry near the Grignon House. A sign behind the group of boys says: USA Work Program."
Photograph

Frank Woods Summer Home

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of a woman standing on lawn of the Woods mansion on Nebraska Row. Bayfield is visible on the opposite mainland shore of Lake Superior.
Photograph

Whip-Poor-Will Camp

Date: 1937
Description: Cedar shake and log cabin near lakeshore with boats. There is a man in a motorboat along the shore.
Photograph

Catch of Trout at Whip'poorwill Camp

Date: 1937
Description: Two people holding a stringer of trout caught on Siskiwit Lake.
Photograph

Lifting the Nets on Lake Superior

Date: 1937
Description: Four men in a large row boat lifting fishing nets on Lake Superior near Cornucopia.
Photograph

Catch of Fish

Date: 1937
Description: Two men standing on dock each holding a lake trout.
Poster

McCormick-Deering WD-40 Fold-Out Poster

Date: 1937
Description: McCormick-Deering WD-40 Diesel Tractor poster. Poster folds into smaller convenient mailing leaflet. The text reads: "McCormick-Deering WD-40 Tractor, Amer...
Book or Pamphlet

O-12 Orchard Tractor Brochure

Date: 1937
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the McCormick-Deering O-12 orchard tractor. Features a photo of a man using an O-12 tractor to spray trees in an orcha...
Photograph

Tourist Park

Date: 1937
Description: Three young children standing outside of a picnic shelter at Tourist Park with a picnic table and automobile.
Photograph

Meskans on East Lake

Date: 1937
Description: View from water of a woman wearing a bathing suit sitting on the dock in front of a cabin. Five people stand on the porch of the cabin looking out over the...
Photograph

Log Cabin Lodge People at Picnic Table

Date: 1937
Description: Three men, one woman and one child sit on lawn chairs and at a picnic table outside under the trees at Log Cabin Lodge on Lake Millicent. Three cabins are...

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