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Crescent Beach Campsite

Date: 1936
Description: Crescent Beach campsite with cabins and miniature golf course by Lake Michigan.
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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...
Photograph

Crystal Lake CCC Camp

Date: 1935
Description: Barracks buildings at the Crystal Lake Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp.
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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...
Photograph

Gibson's Grove on Lake Buell

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Description: A man and woman sit in front of a cabin in Gibson's Grove on Lake Buell. Multiple benches and chairs stand on the lawn looking over the water.
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Sunset Camping Grounds

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Description: View of an automobile and a pop-up camper set up near a lake at Sunset Camping Grounds. Labeled, "Chenango Trailer, Norwich, NY," the pop-up trailer compan...
Postcard

Camp Milo on White Sand Lake

Date: 07 02 1925
Description: Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Camp Milo on White Sand Lake. On it are photographs of the cabins, tents, lake, and boats on the shore.
Photograph

View from Kirkland Hotel

Date: 1922
Description: View of Devil's Lake from the shore of the Kirkland Hotel, located at the southeast corner of the lake. There is building, perhaps a boathouse, on the shor...
Photograph

Picnic Grounds at Black Bridge Boat Livery

Date: 1926
Description: A group of women and children sit at a picnic table at the Black Bridge Boat Livery off Highway 12. Behind them is a building with a screened porch facing ...
Photograph

Island Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Campgrounds at the Island Resort, located 25 miles west of the Wisconsin Dells.
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Cottage at Burgy Mounds

Date: 1920
Description: Two cottages at Burgy Mounds on Lake Koshkonong.
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Lake Koshkonong at Burgy Mounds

Date: 1920
Description: View from shore of a group of men posing on a dock at Burgy Mounds on Lake Koshkonong. Boats are tied to the dock. There are a number of people in boats fa...
Manuscript

Tansy Camp Fire Girls Album: Camp 1930

Date: 1930
Description: Page from the Tansy Camp Fire Girls album kept by Neighborhood House, with groups of girls posing at the end of a pier, in front of tents, on the remains o...
Postcard

Picturesque Camp Site

Date: 1969
Description: Elevated view of a tent and canoe in the woods by a lake.
Postcard

East Shore Bohner's Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View of a camp by Bohner's Lake. Caption reads: "East Shore Bohner's Lake, Burlington."
Photograph

007 - Main Lodge

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Description: View over water of Main Lodge as seen from boat on bay. Original caption notes: "It fits well into the landscape and seems to have been there always. Forty...
Photograph

015 - Directors' Cabin

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Description: Exterior view of Directors' Cabin situated in wooded area, with a slope down to the lake on the right. Original caption notes that this cabin "also serves ...
Postcard

Pokegama Camp, Spider Lake

Date: 12 01 1911
Description: An elevated view from hill of Pokegama Camp at Spider Lake. Caption reads: "Pokegama Camp, Spider Lake, Mercer, Wis."
Photograph

Eagle Scout Forestry Camp 25th Anniversary Marker

Date: 1954
Description: Ten men are standing in a row in front of a sign marking the 25th anniversary of the Eagle Scout Forestry Camp. They are each holding an Eagle Scout trophy...
Historical Object

119 - Joy Camps Directors and Chief Whirling Thunder

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying three photographs. In one photograph Barbara Ellen Joy, camp owner and co-director, cooks over a large grill are...

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