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047 - Young Women in Canoe with Oars

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Description: Group portrait of four young campers posed near the shoreline in a Joy Camps canoe displaying the Joy Camps logo (boat displays lettering and numbering "JC...
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048 - Girls and Camp Counselors in Canoes

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Description: Large group portrait of campers and counselors sitting in a row of fourteen Joy Camps canoes, side-by-side in a lake. A raft floats in the water behind the...
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On the Shore of Lake Winneconne

Date: 1910
Description: View along shoreline towards two young men and six young children posing on the rocky beach on Lake Winneconne. Four of the children sit in a kayak pulled ...
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087 - Campers Climbing into Truck with Canoes on Top

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Description: A camper is climbing a short ladder into the back of a Dodge truck where other campers are seated. Another camper waits in line, with a camp counselor look...
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088 - Campers Eating Camp Meal Near Campfire

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Description: Group of campers under trees near a lake eating from metal dishes next to a campfire. A few of the campers are relaxing, and some appear to be washing the ...
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089 - Campers Posed with Canoes on Shoreline

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Description: View from shoreline looking down at six campers on the shoreline of the lake. Four of the girls are standing on the shoreline, and two more girls are sitti...
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132 - Camp Craft Activities

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying four photographs. Original caption notes: "Scenes from camp craft activities during 1940..." (the remainder of t...
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154 - Sunset at Joy Camps

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Description: View across water towards three campers in a canoe who are silhouetted against a sunset over a lake. The tree-lined shoreline is in the far background.
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Elevated View of a Canoe

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Description: Elevated view of a man posing standing next to a canoe on sawhorses in a yard, showing the interior of the canoe, and two paddles lying inside. A young gir...
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International Scout Double Shot

Date: 1975
Description: Two images of the same International Scout with camping and canoeing images. One shows the Scout driving up a hill kicking up dirt, the other shows the sam...
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1911 Flood

Date: 10 1911
Description: View towards river with high water flooding over several buildings behind a group of people in the foreground. Identified as the flood of the Black River i...
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Man in a Canoe

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Description: A man is sitting in the back of a canoe or rowboat holding a paddle in the water by his side. The canoe or rowboat also has oars in oarlocks. On the far sh...
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Canoe on Sawhorses in a Yard

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Description: A canoe on wooden sawhorses is near a stack of firewood near a fence. In the background is a house and outbuildings in a yard.
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Canoe in a Yard

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Description: View from above, from a roof or balcony, of a canoe on sawhorses near firewood stacked in a yard near a fence. Two buildings are in the yard.
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Man and Child with a Canoe

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Description: Portrait of a man standing behind a canoe next to a small child sitting on top of it. Behind the canoe is stacked fuelwood and a building.
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Two Men and a Canoe

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Description: Two men are tipping a canoe on a shoreline.
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Five Boys in a Canoe

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Description: View across water towards five boys sitting in a canoe on the water. The far shoreline is in the background.
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Canoeing Scene

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Description: View from shoreline towards two people in a canoe on a river. There is a building on the far shoreline.
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Menominee Man Standing in a Canoe

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Description: View across water of a Menominee man standing in a canoe in a marsh. He is holding a paddle in his hand. Behind him on the left is another canoe with three...
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Blackhawk Summer Homes

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: View from the water (probably Lake Mendota) of summer cottages at Blackhawk. There is a pavilion at the shoreline. There are two people canoeing near the s...

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