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| Date: | 06 1959 |
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| Description: | Two men with cameras around their necks stand near a couple in a Plymouth pulling an airstream camper through a gate. The sign on the gate in the backgroun... |
| Date: | 05 1959 |
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| Description: | Trailer Convention Officials, including the Mayor and the Police Chief, standing outside near an Airstreamer. |
| Date: | 07 10 1951 |
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| Description: | A scene at Camp Greenwood on Picnic Point for intermediate Girl Scouts. Attempting to erect a tent, are left to right: Constance Selsrud; Elaine Weitzman, ... |
| Date: | 08 04 1953 |
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| Description: | A scene from YMCA's day camp at Camp Wakanda, located on the shore of Lake Mendota. Left to right: John Kaiser, David Williamson, and Mark Foster, standin... |
| Date: | 08 04 1953 |
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| Description: | Fritz Ragatz (foreground) and (from left) Billy Garrott, Frank Kellogg, and Jack Kendall sitting in front of the fireplace in one of the cabins at YMCA's C... |
| Date: | 07 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Five girls prepare a meal around a campfire at Camp Maria Olbrich, a YWCA Teen Camp on the shore of Lake Mendota near Fox Bluff. Left to right are: Carol ... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Includes images of Flambeau River State Forest and a description of, canoeing and recreational activities in, and general park and forest information about... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Margo Pirie and Sue Ann Hackett on an outdoor camping trip. They are seated near a campfire with a tent in the background. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Sue Ann Hackett kneeling and holding a tin cup on an outdoor camping trip. There is a tarp in the foreground with dishes and food containers. Birch trees a... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | This map shows roads, golf courses, airports, fire towers, schools, camp grounds, rivers, streams, lakes, and railroads. The right margin of the map includ... |
| Date: | 07 21 1954 |
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| Description: | Three boys receiving craft instruction in how to braid thongs for use in making a pair of "Indian" moccasins from Dick Carman (right). The boys (left to ri... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View down worn path towards several tents pitched on platforms along a slope. The caption on the back reads: "Tents for summer school students in the Eagle... |
| Date: | 02 1959 |
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| Description: | Two men cooking food wrapped in foil on a grate over a fire outdoors. One man's sleeve has a patch that reads: "Family Camping, MFCA Milwaukee." A child is... |
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