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Family Gathered Outside of Tent

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Description: Three women, a man and several children pose outside of two large tents.
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Group Gathered at Campsite

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Description: A group of men, women and children, as well as a horse, gather outside of two tents at a campsite. The photograph appears to have been taken from inside on...
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Women and Man Walking

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Description: Two women and a man walk away from a campsite.
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Men Playing Cards in Shanty

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Description: A large group of men, probably logging workers, are shown playing cards in a sleeping shanty.
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Logging Crew at Supper

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Description: Interior view of a dining hall filled with a large logging crew, at dinner.
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Camp at Crooked Creek

Date: 06 03 1894
Description: Ten-year-old Fredrik, Jessie's brother William Daniel Turvill,and Reuben Gold Thwaites, have a meal at a campsite at Crooked Creek.
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Group in front of Tents in Clearing

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Description: A group of three women and three men relaxing near tents decorated with foliage and American flags. One of the men is holding a bicycle.
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Powwow Encampment

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Description: Ho-Chunk awnings and tents with a few individuals nearby, including a child in a light-colored dress, and a woman with a long braid sitting in the grass. P...
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European American Man in front of Awning in Field

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Description: A European American man holding a cane and wearing a suit and straw hat is standing on the left and looking left. He is in front of an awning in a field. I...
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Clam Camp

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of clam camp with tents, clam shell debris, and wooden buildings. A bluff rises up behind the buildings.
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Clam Camp Housing

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Description: Clam camp housing and tents with forest in the background. Four men are sitting on the right, in the center are two women, one standing and one sitting, an...
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CCC Camp at Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Men lined up for mealtime at the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Camp at Devil's Lake State Park. The camp was reportedly opened in 1935 and closed in 19...
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Cook at Hatton Lumber Camp

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Description: A man works in a kitchen at Hatton Lumber Company Camp. He is wearing an apron and is mixing ingredients in a large bowl at a counter near two windows. Cap...
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Sweeping the Bunk House

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Description: A man is sweeping the bunk house at Hatton Lumber Company Camp. Caption reads: "Hatton Lbr. Co. Camp No 3."
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Construction of a Bungalow

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Description: A group of men constructing a bungalow at University Settlement Camp. Three ladders are being used and five men are on the roof.
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Group of Men in Encampment

Date: 07 28 1881
Description: A group of men dressed in uniform gather near a fence in a shaded encampment. Several tents are visible in the background. Caption on back of stereograph r...
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Civilian Conservation Corps Cook Staff

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Description: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) cook staff. Harold Gauer had joined the CCC for a year at a dollar a day in the late 1930's.
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Entrance to Scheer Bros. Boulder Lodge

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Description: A woman stands next to a boulder along a drive leading to cabins. "BOULDER LODGE" is printed on the boulder. Boulder Lodge is located on Ghost Lake.
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Campsite at Merrill Springs

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Description: The Jonas' campsite at Merrill Springs. There are two tents pitched in a grove of trees. Two women and two men are outside the tents.
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Two Women Pose for an Outdoor Photograph

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Description: Two women pose for an outdoor photograph at the Jonas' campsite at Merrill Springs. One woman sits on a stool with her needlework while another kneels behi...

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