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Harvesting Cranberries

Date: 10 1977
Description: Man harvesting cranberries on water.
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Evergreen Trees

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Description: Elevated view of a variety of evergreen trees in a nursery, including White, Norway, Scotch and Jack pines, and White and Norway spruce near Trout Lake.
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Ricing Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Vilas County, Ricing camp, Rice Creek. Lac Du Flambeau area.
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Ricing Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Vilas County, Ricing camp, Rice Creek. Lac Du Flambeau area.
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Ricing Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Vilas County, Ricing camp, Rice Creek. Lac Du Flambeau area.
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Planting Seedlings

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Description: Planting seedings at the state nursery at Trout Lake.
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Cranberry Harvest

Date: 1989
Description: Cranberry harvest at Manitowish Waters.
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Cranberry Harvest

Date: 1983
Description: Cranberry marshes flooded and full of cranberries for the harvest. In the background is farm equipment, and men are removing the cranberries from the marsh...
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Cranberry Harvest

Date: 1983
Description: Men harvest cranberries by raking the fruit across flooded marshes onto a conveyor belt which loads the berries into trucks.
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Cranberry Harvest

Date: 1983
Description: Men with rakes and wearing waders work knee-deep in water harvesting cranberries on a flooded marsh.
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Trout Lake Nursery, First Furrow

Date: 05 1911
Description: View across field towards a number of men working to clear a field. There is a team of horses pulling a plow to create a furrow, with a pine forest in the ...
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Forest Restoration, The Beginning

Date: 1963
Description: A Wisconsin state official historical marker titled 'Forest Restoration, The Beginning.'

The text reads: "This place on Trout Lake was selected by E.M. G...

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CLH and Ranger Mac

Date: 1911
Description: Cornelius L. Harrington and Ranger McNeel planting tree seedlings at the Trout Lake nursery.
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Planting Pike

Date: 1935
Description: Two unidentified men, working from a boat or raft, are dumping the contents of milk cans into the waters of a lake. There are small cottages on the shore i...
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Planting Trees

Date: 1935
Description: A large crew of men are bending to their work of planting seedling trees into furrows. Each man is carrying a spade-like tool with a long handle, and a box...
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Greetings from Lac du Flambeau

Date: 1969
Description: View of three men harvesting cranberries from a bog. Caption reads: "Greetings from Lac du Flambeau, Wis."
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Trout Lake Nursery

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Description: Panoramic view of the nursery at Trout Lake. In the center are three men and a dog standing among seedlings in the nursery. There is a water tower and two ...
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Trout Lake Nursery

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Description: Elevated view of the nursery. Men are standing among the plantings. The barn is on the right.
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Elk at Trout Lake

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Description: Elk on a snowy hillside among trees. There are bales of hay in the foreground.
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Man with State Forestry Headquarters Sign

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Description: A man is standing outdoors next to a sign that reads: "Northern State Forest, State Forest Headquarters, District Forest Ranger, State Forest Nursery. Wisc...

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