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| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Gaylord Nelson, squatting, and holding a freshly planted tree. He is surrounded by a Burlington County, New Jersey work crew employed in conservation work ... |
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| Description: | A building, surrounded in deep snow, used by Wisconsin forest rangers of district 8, perhaps in northern Wisconsin. The building includes two sets of close... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 12 01 1911 |
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| Description: | An elevated view from hill of Pokegama Camp at Spider Lake. Caption reads: "Pokegama Camp, Spider Lake, Mercer, Wis." |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Historical Marker near Trout Lake. The marker recognizes the first ever forest patrol flight. The marker text reads: "FIRST FOREST PATROL FLI... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View towards tower, with a man standing on the platform on the top. This postcard has a handwritten notation on the back: "One of the first forest protecti... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | This photograph of downed trees and branches is annotated, possibly by C.L. Harrington: "A fire hazard at this date Feb 28 '41. I have salvaged all or ab... |
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| Description: | Four men are lounging on the porch of a small house in the middle of a cleared forest plot. Two of the men are holding dogs. To the right of the house is t... |
| Date: | 10 28 1936 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of the state foresters at a meeting of the National Association of State Foresters in Wisconsin, October 28-30th. |
| Date: | 11 01 1929 |
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| Description: | View of two men on the ladder of the tower. Annotation on the back reads: "Baker tower, semi-closed, used later." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | The first forestry building at Trout Lake Headquarters. It served the crew for eating and sleeping while they were clearing for the nursery site in progres... |
| Date: | 05 1911 |
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| Description: | Trout Lake was the site of the first forest planting or nursery. This camp was at the north end of Trout Lake. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | A wagon load of fire fighters is setting out or returning from the forest. The wagon has wooden wheels and is pulled by two horses. Only one of the men has... |
| Date: | 01 31 1950 |
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| Description: | In this large indoor group portrait, C.L. (Neal) Harrington is in the second row, second from the right. The men are attending an operational meeting for t... |
| Date: | 06 1958 |
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| Description: | These four men from Wisconsin's Forests and Parks Department will retire in July 1958. C.L. (Neal) Harrington is second from the right. A new retirement ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View down snowy road through a forest improvement area in Wyalusing State Park. There is a truck in the background, and a sign on the left side of the road... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The Works Progress Administration (WPA) used Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to build a stone fireplace and landscape an area in Wyalusing State Park (fo... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | This is WPA (Works Progress Administration) project #8656 of a log and masonry picnic table built by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) at Wyalusing Sta... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | This map shows various types of forests, nurseries, state fish hatcheries, major wood-using industries, camp & picnic grounds, fire towers, ranger stations... |
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| Description: | A man is standing and holding a pair of snowshoes outdoors. Trees are in the background. Caption reads: "Dad." |
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