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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a canoe on the St. Croix River with wooded areas on both sides within the Interstate State Park. Established in 1900, Interstate Park was... |
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| Description: | Artists depiction of a natural rock formation called "The Urn," which is 17 feet tall with another 10 feet of trees growing on top of the formation. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a painting of the exterior of the Eben Peck cabin by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. The location of this original painting is unknown. |
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| Description: | Two Indians are launching a new canoe, possibly on Flambeau Lake. |
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| Description: | Ojibwa Indians splitting bark off a birch tree. The bark will be used to make a canoe. |
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| Description: | An Ojibwa man has a pack of birch bark on his back to carry to the canoe-making site. Another person is standing behind him. |
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| Description: | An Ojibwa man shaping birch bark in a frame during the process of making a canoe. |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Fort Shelby, built by the Americans during the War of 1812. In 1814 the fort surrendered to British forces led by Captain Andrew W. Bulger who renamed it F... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Man in canoe close to shoreline with a bridge in the background. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | A man leads two horses pulling a rice(?) binder through water while two others in a nearby canoe look on. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The original caption reads: "The Kalispel, who now number about a hundred, are scattered along the eastern side of the Pend d'Oreille river in eastern Wash... |
| Date: | 07 04 1917 |
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| Description: | Children canoeing in the pond with swans, while other children are watching. There are adults and children in the background near a building. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking down the Yahara River. In the foreground a canoe is tied to a small dock, and in the background is a bridge. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | A male grounds keeper is driving a horse-drawn mower down a path on a park or estate grounds. Another man is leaning against a slender tree. Both men are w... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View from Lake Mendota of house at 630 N. Lake Street. Robert C. Spencer, architect. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Four children lay on their stomachs and pose underneath a canoe, which is overturned on the ground. They are near Delavan Lake. |
| Date: | 06 1927 |
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| Description: | Edward J. Rickers with UW nightwatchman "Gramps," on a Lake Mendota outing. They are seated on the grass together with a picnic lunch and a campfire. There... |
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| Description: | "Peavy Falls Group" of men and boys posed on bank of river. There is a man in a canoe in the river, and a footbridge in the background. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across Wisconsin River of men and women in canoes at the base of Lone Rock at the Dells. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A man paddles a canoe with four women passengers, as seen from inside Lone Rock Cave at the Dells. The far shoreline can be seen in the background. |
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