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| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Loggers at dinner in the woods north of Glen Flora. The man in the center is filing his saw. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Trail through the pines between Chippewa Falls and Long Lake, Chippewa County. |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River. |
| Date: | 1863 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with four men walking on snowshoes through a forest. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Two lumbermen posing with a two-man crosscut saw they are using on a fallen tree trunk, cutting the pine into manageable sizes for hauling. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the mouth of Chapel Gorge Beach showing a canoe at the shore. |
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| Description: | Lumber workers laying railroad tracks through the woods. |
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| Description: | Workers loading pine logs in northern Wisconsin when there was still virgin timber for logging. |
| Date: | 06 01 1936 |
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| Description: | Bridge and truck trail constructed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workmen to facilitate forest fire prevention and control. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a variety of evergreen trees in a nursery, including White, Norway, Scotch and Jack pines, and White and Norway spruce near Trout Lake. |
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| Description: | View looking down a rustic bridge at Copper Falls State Park. There are benches built into the bridge. |
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| Description: | Cutover Norway Pine lands showing character of restocking and scattered trees. |
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| Description: | Devil's Lake vicinity; Boulders on top of cliff, at foot of Devil's Doorway; man on the left. |
| Date: | 01 01 1934 |
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| Description: | Man in uniform leaning up against the base of a large tree. |
| Date: | 08 08 1914 |
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| Description: | View of men, women and children sitting on benches near picnic tables set out under trees. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Jack Vilas (seated) in the Curtiss hydroplane he used to spot forest fires for the Wisconsin Conservation Department. (His companion is not identified.) Th... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of trees on a snowy hill along University Drive. There is a building at the top of the hill obscured by trees. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Two forest rangers are posing on horseback. Handwritten on front: "Forest Rangers at Trout Lake Station." |
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