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Gettysburg Battleground

Date: 1863
Description: Stereograph of Gettysburg battlefield showing trees and a stump. Handwritten on reverse, "On the right of our line." This is probably a reference to the te...
Drawing

River from Fort Snelling

Date: 10 1852
Description: Landscape view of the river looking downstream from Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory. An expanse of placid river water fills the center of the drawing an...
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Chapel Gorge Beach

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Description: Elevated view of the mouth of Chapel Gorge Beach showing a canoe at the shore.
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53-Year-Old White Pines

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Description: A 53-year-old stand of White Pine trees.
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Minocqua

Date: 07 10 1949
Description: Aerial view of Minocqua showing the surrounding lakes.
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Flambeau State Forest

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Description: Three men are sitting at the base of a large tree at Flambeau State Forest.
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Boulders near Devil's Doorway

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Description: Devil's Lake vicinity; Boulders on top of cliff, at foot of Devil's Doorway; man on the left.
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Pesticide Spraying

Date: 1925
Description: Loading an airplane with calcium arsenate in order to spray for the hemlock looper pest in Peninsula State Park. This is believed to be the first such use ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Sauk City, Wis.

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye map of Sauk City.
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Mixed Cedar Forest

Date: 05 26 1963
Description: The edge of a mixed cedar forest with aspen tree.
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Big Falls Fire Fighters

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of a fire fighting crew posing with buckets and shovels. They are battling the Big Falls Forest Fire.
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Old Race Course through the Woods

Date: 1930
Description: View of a wide path through trees in the spring or summer.
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Riverside Town

Date: 1902
Description: River with distant hills behind a town. An island is in the foreground.
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Devil's Lake and the Baraboo Bluffs

Date: 1948
Description: View from the east bluff of lake with a motorboat. A geologic pinnacle juts out from the lower left of the image.
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Woman on Footbridge

Date: 1909
Description: Woman standing on footbridge in a forested area in Durwards Glen.
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Homestead on the Chippewa

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Description: Elevated view of a bow in the river, and a homestead on the shore, with a two-story house and a barn. Two wagons are close to the barn in the lower left co...
Drawing

Road at Madison

Date: 08 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of a dirt road through the woods with added white highlights. A horse-drawn wagon with two passengers moves down the road in the distance, ...
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Field of Stumps

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Description: A field of tree stumps beginning to be overgrown with vegetation.
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Picnic Point from Farms

Date: 03 24 1913
Description: Picnic Point from the University Farm fields, now known as Observatory Hill.
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Interstate State Park

Date: 1940
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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