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Cliff House Croquet Court

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Description: Devil's Lake vicinity. View of the Cliff House courtyard and croquet court. Three men and one woman are playing croquet. Two women are on the second floor ...
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Family Standing in front of Wood Fence

Date: 1872
Description: Family in front of a wood fence with one man sitting on top of it. A woman holds a baby and child on small front porch of frame house behind. There is an a...
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Children Swinging

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Description: Children playing on swing set in front of an automobile. A man is seated on a picnic table nearby.
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Olson at Quetico Park Portage

Date: 08 15 1948
Description: Sigurd Olson during the American Forest Trail ride at Brent Lake in Quetico Provincial Park.
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Swimming on Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the swimming pool on top of the mounds in Blue Mounds State Park. There are people swimming as well as standing around the si...
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Devil's Lake Beach

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Description: View looking out at beach scene at Devil's Lake. There are benches on the shore where vacationers observe the swimmers. Two wooden structures have ladders ...
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Balloon Arch on Long Bluff #385

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Description: Under Balloon Arch, a man with a girl and a boy are resting in the shade. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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Terry Andrae State Park Recreational Grounds

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Description: Recreational grounds near the beach at Terry Andrae State Park. A woman and a child are on a swing set. There are teeter totters on the left.
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Bathing Beach

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Description: View from dunes towards a beach with bathers. The main dock and Peninsula State Park are in the distance. Caption reads: "Bathing Beach - Fish Creek, Wis."
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Wyalusing State Park

Date: 1968
Description: Slightly elevated view of a family standing in front of a stone wall at Point Lookout in Wyalusing State Park. The man is pointing towards the Wisconsin Ri...
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Sandy Beach Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Men, women and children in modest swimming suits enjoy splashing and playing in the water at Sandy Beach, a resort established by Gerhard Strauss in 1921. ...
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Historymobile Visitors

Date: 09 17 1955
Description: Vistors entering and exiting the Wisconsin Historical Society Historymobile parked at Point Beach State Park.
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Pattison State Park

Date: 1960
Description: Text on front reads: "Pattison Park, Superior, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Pattison State Park. 12 Miles from Superior, Wisc. on Hiway 35. Interfalls Lake is ...

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