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International Harvester Lumber Camp

Date: 1910
Description: Housing for employees of logging and lumber operations associated with International Harvester. The housing consists of small one-room shacks in a wooded a...
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Picnic with International Scout II Pickup and Camper

Date: 1972
Description: Color advertising photograph of men and women preparing for a picnic at a camp site with an International Scout II pickup and camper parked in the backgrou...
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Group of Campers at McBride's Point

Date: 1879
Description: A group of campers at McBride's Point at Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota near Madison, Wisconsin. They are equipped with German exercise equipment (exercise pi...
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Deer Hunters' Camp

Date: 1904
Description: Five deer hunters posing at a camp next to deer carcasses hanging up on a log pole.
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Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory Field Camp

Date: 1932
Description: A man and a woman standing next to a tent in the Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory field camp.
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Camp of Road Construction Crew

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Description: Campground for employees of the Nelson Weber Construction Company photographed for the Wisconsin Good Roads Association during the early 1920s. Such facili...
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Madeline Island Logging Camp

Date: 1910
Description: Madeline Island logging camp near Big Bay. Men preparing logs for a building, with three log buildings in background.
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Conduits for Switchboard in Power House

Date: 07 02 1913
Description: Workers pause while installing a maze of conduit for the switchboard in the power house. The construction camp is to the left.
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Trailer Explosion

Date: 05 04 1948
Description: A house trailer, owned by Edward Kirby, exploded at the Taylor trailer camp, 1038 South Park Street. The explosion was caused by a bottle gas leak. Kirby a...
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YWCA Camp Maria Olbrich Swimmers

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Camp Maria Olbrich, a YWCA camp on the north shore of Lake Mendota. Swimmers left to right: Beverly Ronge, Maxine Watson, Janet Hart, Kay Esch, and Elizabe...
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Marching at Fort Sheridan

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Description: Elevated view of men in formation, probably the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1604, marching through the grounds of Fort Sheridan.
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Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps

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Description: Elevated view of members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), probably Company 1604, in uniform and standing in formation, possibly at Fort Sheridan.
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Civilian Conservation Corps Company Marching

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Description: Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), probably Company 1604, in uniform and in formation, possibly at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
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Camping at Plum Lake

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Description: Overnight camping for automobile travelers.
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Hammonds Camp

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Description: Two separate views. Left image: E.S. Hammond's Camp at Gillette. Spur(?). Several buildings are behind railroad tracks. Right image: Louis Boudry, the coo...
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Woman with Towel

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Description: A woman stands with a towel near a campsite. Various other towels are hanging from the surrounding trees.
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Woman at Campsite

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Description: A woman stands near two tents at a campsite and holds a coffee pot.
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Kitchen Crew

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Description: Four men wearing white aprons attend to kitchen duties outdoors at a campsite. There is a tent in the background.
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Man Cooking Over Open Fire

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Description: A man wearing an apron cooks over an open fire at a campsite near a tent. Smoke or sunlight obscures the image.
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Outdoor Meal

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Description: A group of men and women eat at a table underneath a tent awning.

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