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Photograph

Patience and Fortitude

Date: 1960
Description: Man and boy in silhouette ice fishing on Lake Winnebago.
Painting

Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape, 1960

Date: 1960
Description: Cover for the 1960 Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape program. Depicted are some vibrant purple flowers, with a lake in the background. The Wisconsi...
Photograph

Wild Rice Harvest

Date: 1960
Description: An Ojibwa woman, Francis Mike, harvesting wild rice in a boat on Totogatic Lake.
Photograph

Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the construction of the interstate highway near Mirror Lake, showing only the early stages of the bridge construction.
Photograph

"John Muir Lake"

Date: 1960
Description: View of Ennis Lake, also known as Fountain Lake, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. As a boy, John Muir lived with his family on the sho...
Photograph

"John Muir Lake"

Date: 1960
Description: View of Ennis Lake, also known as Fountain Lake, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. As a boy, John Muir lived with his family on the sho...
Photograph

Downtown Office Buildings

Date: 1960
Description: View of a state office building, and, at far right, the City-County building.
Photograph

Boathouse from Lake

Date: 1960
Description: Wet boathouse that belonged to Don Walkins, on Catfish Lake. A woman stands on a pier near a boat.
Postcard

Kiddie Train

Date: 1960
Description: View across water towards the kiddie train at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). The train was donated by the Madison Lions Club and operated from 1953-1968...
Photograph

"Pere Marquette"

Date: 1960
Description: The "Pere Marquette" cargo boat, enroute from Manitowoc to Luddington.
Photograph

Net Fishing

Date: 1960
Description: Two fishermen gather their net full of fish.
Photograph

Net Fishing

Date: 1960
Description: A group of men on a shoreline pulling a fish net from a lake. Several other men watch nearby. Two men use cameras to record the event.
Map or Atlas

Bayfield County : Top o'Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: This mid-20th century tourist brochure for Bayfield County, Wisconsin, includes a map of the county showing towns, cities and villages, highways and roads,...
Map or Atlas

City of Menomonie : T28N. - R13W.

Date: 1960
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, additions, and rural acreages and includes an index of rail roads, industrial plants, Dunn County and Menominee owned...
Postcard

Forest County Veteran's Memorial Park, Lake Metonga

Date: 1960
Description: Chrome color postcard of the boat launch area. Text on back reads: "Forest County Veteran's Memorial Park located 3 miles from Crandon, WI on the south sho...
Map or Atlas

Madison, Wisconsin, by Census Tracts and Blocks

Date: 1960
Description: This map shows block numbers, tract numbers, tract boundaries, city limits, local streets, railroads, Lake Mendota, and Lake Monona.
Map or Atlas

Sportsman's Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: This map shows lakes arranged by county, depth maps of selected larger lakes, and enlargements of Mississippi River areas. The map also includes locations ...
Map or Atlas

Top O' the Thumb, Door County, Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: This map shows public boat ramps, parks, highways, beaches, bluffs, Green Bay, Garrett Bay, Europe Bay and Lake, Rowley's Bay and Ellison Bay. The map incl...
Map or Atlas

Sportsman's Map

Date: 1960
Description: This map shows uplands and swamps owned by the Goodman Lumber Division, water, and roads. The lower right corner includes a location map. The upper left co...
Map or Atlas

Come to Antigo Fun Land : For a Perfect Family Vacation

Date: 1960
Description: This pictorial map shows recreation activities, rivers, lakes, and the history of the area. The map covers Langlade County and parts of adjacent counties. ...

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