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Boats at Fishing Wharf

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Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
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Beach at Copper Falls State Park

Date: 07 1940
Description: The bathing beach and bath house at Copper Falls State Park. Two swimmers are sitting and standing on a dock with a platform.
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Swimming at the Bad River

Date: 07 1940
Description: Two boys and two girls swimming at the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. One of the girls is diving off the dock that also has a platform. In the backg...
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Stairway at Caldeno Falls

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Description: A couple walking down the rustic stairway at Caldeno Falls. Caption reads: "Caldeno Falls, Delaware Water Gap, PA."
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Sunset Forest Arbor

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Description: A small group sits under an ivy-covered arbor which covers what appears to be a fresh water well. The arbor is set in the woods and bears a horse-shoe shap...
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Building a Levee

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Description: View of the process of building a levee, including many horses and people. Caption reads: "Building the Levee near Port Gibson, Miss."
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Log Cottage Residents on Cobbossee Colony (Camp) Boardwalk

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Description: People stand along a log boardwalk in front of log cottages. Trees and foliage surround the buildings.
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Camp Lenoloc Arts and Crafts Cabin

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Description: Girls gather around the entrance to the log Arts and Crafts cabin at Camp Lenoloc. The cabin is elevated and surrounded by trees.
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Camp Sherwood Basket Making

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Description: A group of campers sits on the porch of a cabin while making baskets at Camp Sherwood. Several others sit on a dock or wooden walkway leading from the cabi...
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Going-to-the-Sun Chalets

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Description: View of Going-to-the-Sun Chalets at Glacier National Park. View features rustic chalets overlooking the river and hills. Several people stand by the river ...
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Five Men on Brick Ruins

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Description: Group portrait of five men posing sitting on top of brick ruins, perhaps the remains of bridge supports.
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Railroad Bridge Over Red Cedar River

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Description: A railroad bridge crosses over Red Cedar River.
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Elevated View of Farm Buildings

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Description: Elevated view from hill of farmhouse, farm buildings, and fenced yards. People are posing standing near the bottom of the hill behind a fence in the center...
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Farm Home

Date: 1895
Description: Two women, a man and a child posing on a road adjoining their homestead, with stumpland and a forest behind them.
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 161-165

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Description: Please listen to the great owl
Please listen to the education

Please learn how to save hard things
for the easy way
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State House Crew

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of forest rangers outside a house. They are wearing work clothes, boots and a variety of hats. A man on the right is holding a gun and point...
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Forest Rangers at Hang Out at Tomahawk Lake

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of twelve men posing on the steps and porch of a building, probably forest rangers. The men are wearing a variety of clothing, including a b...
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The Latest Thing in Transportation

Date: 1914
Description: Two men sitting on the ground near a 1914-1916 touring car. A small barn is in the background behind the car. The photograph is annotated on the back:

"L...

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Ojibwa Roadside Park Picnic

Date: 1940
Description: A group of people having a picnic at the Ojibwa Roadside Park. There are several cars and trucks in the background, and a small building. The picnic tables...
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Pete Christensen at Trout Lake

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Description: Hand-colored portrait of Pete Christensen leaning on a porch post in front of a building. He is wearing a hat slanted against the sun.

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