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Ole Emerson's Lumber Camp Bunkhouse

Date: 1902
Description: Lumbermen in their bunk house at Ole Emerson's lumber camp. Several of them have pipes in their mouths and their socks are hanging to dry.
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Sunday Washing

Date: 1913
Description: The men of Rice Lake Lumbering Camp #6 do their laundry on a Sunday.
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Dining Hall at Power Dam Camp

Date: 08 18 1912
Description: Eight cooks posing inside the dining hall. Long tables are set for a meal.
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Dining Room at Power Dam Camp

Date: 05 28 1913
Description: Power dam construction workers pausing during a meal in the camp dining room. Oil lamps are hanging from the ceiling; overhead electric lights are also ins...
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Kitchen at Power Dam Camp

Date: 05 28 1913
Description: Cooks posing in the kitchen at the power dam workers' camp.
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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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Three Men in Cook Shanty

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Description: Interior of cook shanty, with oil lamps hanging from the ceiling beams. The back wall is covered with newspapers. Three men stand behind wood benches and t...
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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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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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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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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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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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Lumberjacks in the Bunkhouse

Date: 1904
Description: Lumberjacks posing together in a bunkhouse at Ole Emerson's lumber camp. There are lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Two of the men are holding fiddles (v...
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Amacoy Lake Resort

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Description: A mother, father, and son pose outside of a cabin at Amacoy Lake Resort. The woman and boy are holding pint berry boxes of fruit.

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