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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | People on a rustic bridge over river at Copper Falls State Park. A long log building is in the background on the other side of the river. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Four people outside of the information cabin at Copper Falls State Park. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | People descending a rustic stairway leading down to the trail along the Bad River. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Church, several houses and field from a hill. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a canoe on the St. Croix River with wooded areas on both sides within the Interstate State Park. Established in 1900, Interstate Park was... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Old farm home and present custodian's quarters at Kettle Moraine State Forest. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A view of some caves at Peninsula State Park. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A rear view of the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse at Peninsula State Park. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. It is referred to as the "lower falls" in the park. This 165-foot waterfall is recognized as the highest in the state... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two rustic stairways leading down to the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. At the bottom of the stairs is a sign telling the geological story of Copper... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A young boy and girl posed inside of the Elephant Cave in the east bluffs at Devil's Lake State Park. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A group of people having a picnic at the Ojibwa Roadside Park. There are several cars and trucks in the background, and a small building. The picnic tables... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Several small groups of people are scattered about the roadside park among picnic tables. There are parked automobiles, and a small building. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Man standing near a tree stump in the Ojibwa Roadside Park. Two automobiles are parked in the background. The verso of the photograph reads: "Custodian Whi... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | This pictorial map shows points of interest, recreation activities, and highways in the vicinity of the restaurant and covers the Wisconsin River Valley be... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A log house with a cobblestone foundation stands among pine trees in the Northern Highland State Forest. Horizontal logs comprise the lower portion of the ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A man is standing and looking at the door of the boathouse on the beach near the Twin River (Rawley) Point Lighthouse. The boathouse has stone sides and a ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A log gate and log-framed sign mark the entrance to the Twin River (Rawley) Point lighthouse. The keeper's house is next to the light and has a turret and ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Nine unidentified men and women on horseback are posing in front of the lodge at Point Beach State Forest. A young girl wearing a swimming suit is sitting ... |
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