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Photograph

First Structure Built at Trout Lake

Date: 1910
Description: This building was used for cooking and eating. The clothesline on the left has clothes hanging on it. Neal Harrington has written on the postcard:

"Trout...

Photograph

The Shack

Date: 1910
Description: The annotation on the photograph says: "Another picture of the shack - blankets hanging out. Indian Al."

Another version of this photograph is annotated:...

Postcard

A Bad Spill By M. Krachner's Camp

Date: 1911
Description: View of an overturned delivery wagon near M. Krachmer's camp, five miles north of Antigo. Caption reads: "A Bad Spill By M. Krachner's."
Photograph

Holiday Home

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards a car parked in front of the main building at Holiday Home Camp. The rambling wood frame building has several sets of stairs leadi...
Photograph

Blue Bird Cottage

Date: 1945
Description: A simple wood frame cottage is built into the slope of the hill above Geneva Lake at Holiday Home Camp. A second building is seen in the background.
Historical Object

Joy Camps Logo

Date: 1950
Description: Joy Camps logo patch.
Map or Atlas

Land of Lakes, Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1952
Description: This map shows roads, foot and canoe trails, railroads, resorts, lookout towers, camps, national and state forests, Indian reservation, and types of fish i...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin's Northern Highland Recreationland : Land of 2336 Lakes

Date: 1969
Description: This map shows ski areas, resorts, camps, special areas, airports, and roads. The map covers Vilas and Oneida counties and parts of Iron, Price, Lincoln, L...
Photograph

Chippewa Camp

Date: 1930
Description: A lantern slide reproduction of a printed image of a Chippewa camp. Two dogs, center, are facing the camera. Two birch bark covered tipis are on the left; ...
Photograph

Loading Supplies

Date: 1909
Description: The Gang loading their travel supplies at a campsite. From left to right are: Doc Copeland, Howard T. Greene, Bill Marr, Fred Carr, and Howard Greene.
Photograph

Camp Hiwela Staff

Date: 1950
Description: Three rows of women are posing outdoors for a group portrait. They are wearing uniforms for a Camp Hiwela.
Photograph

Eau Claire County Youth Camp Directors

Date: 11 18 1968
Description: Group portrait of two men and three women standing outside a log cabin. One woman is holding a coffee carafe, another is holding some papers, and one man i...
Photograph

Indian Camp

Date: 1940
Description: Two large woven baskets with shoulder straps are sitting on the ground in front of an open tepee in a forest clearing. There are two tin cups on the ground...
Photograph

Mess Hall, Camp Madison

Date: 1935
Description: View between rows of tables inside the mess hall of Camp Madison. This was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp created at the Arboretum of the Unive...
Photograph

Camp Madison, 2670th Company

Date: 1935
Description: View of several cabins in winter. A path has been cut through snow to the camp. This is Camp Madison, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp located at...
Photograph

Arville Schaleben Using Typewriter

Date: 05 23 1935
Description: Arville Schaleben using a typewriter in a tent. Caption with negative reads: "One-second exposure of myself inside out [sic] sleeping quarters and office."
Photograph

Vehicle in front of "Matanuska Valley Pioneer"

Date: 1936
Description: A vehicle or tractor on a trailer in front of a tent with a sign for "Matanuska Valley Pioneer, Jack Allman, Publisher • Editor." Two men and a dog are sta...
Postcard

The Beach, Audubon Camp

Date: 06 24 1964
Description: Text on front reads: "The Beach, Audubon Camp. Sarona, Wis." A view of a wooden dock and lake from the shore. Three people are in a canoe, with a floating ...
Postcard

Audubon Camp

Date: 06 07 1966
Description: Text on front reads: "Audubon Camp, Sarona, Wis." A view of the headquarters buildings, house on the left, parked cars on the right, barn in the background...
Postcard

Cottage St. Evangelical Camp Grounds

Date: 05 21 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Cottage St. Evangelical Camp Grounds, Lomira, Wis." A row of cottages with porches at a church camp. The area in front of the cottage...

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