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A Road Scene near Boulder Junction

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Description: Photographic postcard view downhill towards an intersection in the north woods. Three cars are driving away up the hill on the other side of the intersecti...
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East Shore Trout Lake

Date: 1912
Description: View across water of the east shore of Trout Lake. Caption reads: "East Shore. Trout Lake, Vilas Co. Wis."
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Feeding Deer in the Deer Corral at Trout Lake

Date: 1912
Description: Trout Lake Forest Headquarters, the deer corral, with four fawns. Three of the fawns are eating from a trough, the third from a pail held by a man (partial...
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Nursery: Wisconsin State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of garden plots at the state nursery at Trout Lake. Young pines must be grown for two years in the nursery before being planted. In this phot...
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Trout Lake Nursery, First Furrow

Date: 05 1911
Description: View across field towards a number of men working to clear a field. There is a team of horses pulling a plow to create a furrow, with a pine forest in the ...
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Along the Bank of Trout Lake

Date: 03 22 1913
Description: A photographic postcard mailed from Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. A railroad track is running along the bank. On either side of the track are tall trees. Ca...
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Trout Lake Timber

Date: 1912
Description: Photographic postcard of a stand of tall trees in the forest at Trout Lake. A hat is hanging on the trunk of a tree in the center.
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First Structure Built at Trout Lake

Date: 1910
Description: This building was used for cooking and eating. The clothesline on the left has clothes hanging on it. Neal Harrington has written on the postcard:

"Trout...

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The Shack

Date: 1910
Description: The annotation on the photograph says: "Another picture of the shack - blankets hanging out. Indian Al."

Another version of this photograph is annotated:...

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Eagle Scout Forestry Camp 25th Anniversary Marker

Date: 1954
Description: Ten men are standing in a row in front of a sign marking the 25th anniversary of the Eagle Scout Forestry Camp. They are each holding an Eagle Scout trophy...
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Jack O'Lantern Lodge

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial photographic postcard of Jack O'Lantern Lodge on Taylor Lake east of Eagle River on STH70, including the forest area surrounding the shoreline. Capt...
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The Road to "The Morey"

Date: 1905
Description: The two-track unpaved road to "The Morey" northeast of Eagle River, on the east side of Otter Lake. Caption reads: "The Road to 'The Morey.'"
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Aerial View of Lac du Flambeau

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Description: Kodachrome postcard of an aerial view of Lac du Flambeau village and the surrounding chain of lakes. Caption reads: "Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin." Text on b...
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Crawling Stone Lake

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Description: Aerial photograph of a lake in the Lac du Flambeau chain of lakes. Caption reads: "Crawling Stone Lake."
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Fence Lake

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Description: Aerial view of Fence Lake, one of the largest lakes in northern Wisconsin. Caption reads: "Fence Lake."
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Squaw Lake

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Description: Aerial view of Squaw Lake, an excellent fishing lake located on Highway 70 just south of Lac du Flambeau. Caption reads: ", Wis."Caption reads: "Squaw Lake...
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Airplane View, Forest Lake

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Description: Aerial view of Forest Lake and surrounding lakes. Caption reads: "Airplane View, Forest Lake, Land O' Lakes, Wis." Text on back reads, in part: "Come, see ...
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State Forestry Buildings at Rest Lake

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Description: View towards a group of buildings across a road, housing state forestry offices, stables and storage. A watchtower is on a hill. Caption reads: "State Fore...

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