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Frankfurters on the Grill

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: "Picnicking in Mitchell Park provided a pleasant afternoon recently for these senior citizens who participated in the Milwaukee County Park Commission's pr...
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Barrel Race on the Lake

Date: 06 26 1909
Description: Two men paddle barrels with their hands and feet while a third tips over on Pewaukee Lake at the Waukesha Beach recreation area. Other people watch both f...
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Family and Car

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Description: A car (possible a Model T) parked in the grass with a family sitting inside. There are other people with cars in the background under trees, and people sit...
Postcard

Tourist Camp, Lakeside Park, Lake Winnebago

Date: 1934
Description: Tourist camp at Lakeside Park on Lake Winnebago.
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Men Having a Picnic

Date: 06 1927
Description: Edward J. Rickers with UW nightwatchman "Gramps," on a Lake Mendota outing. They are seated on the grass together with a picnic lunch and a campfire. There...
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Wisconsin Outers Picnic at Hoyt Park

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: A group portrait of the officers of the Wisconsin Outers enjoying a picnic at Hoyt Park despite the chilly weather. Pictured left to right in the foregroun...
Map or Atlas

Recreational Map of Glacier National Park, Montana: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta

Date: 1930
Description: The back of the pictorial map titled Recreational Map of Glacier National Park, Montana: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. 14 panels of text and photo...
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Picnic of Dane County Farmers

Date: 09 07 1900
Description: View of a crowd in Grosnick's Woods during a picnic of the farmers of Dane County.
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Group of Women and Girls at Picnic

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Description: Group of women and girls, and one large dog, posing standing and sitting around three picnic tables. Horses are grazing in the background.
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Pie Eating Contest

Date: 08 1979
Description: The pie eating contest gets a lot of attention at the Fireman's Picnic.
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Luncheon for Returning Soldiers

Date: 1918
Description: Scene in a small city park showing a group of local women serving luncheon to soldiers recently returned from service in the first World War. Very possibly...
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Scattered Picnickers

Date: 1885
Description: Scattered figures of a picnic party on a grassy slope.
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Outdoor Luncheon

Date: 1900
Description: Scattered groups in a wooded park-like setting, sitting in tall grass and lunching at an agricultural organization picnic.
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Ojibwa Roadside Park Picnic

Date: 1932
Description: An early view of the Ojibwa Roadside Park. There are several automobiles in the background, and people sit on benches under the trees.
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Outdoor Portrait of Group at Picnic at Perry Creek

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a large group of sixteen individuals posing standing and sitting. Identified as a picnic at Perry Creek. Identified in the back row sta...
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Outdoor Portrait of a Group of Picnickers

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a large group of European American men and women. The women posing standing are identified from left to right as Mina Mason Werne...
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Group of Picnickers

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of people posing sitting on the ground at a picnic in front of a tall wire fence. Possibly a baseball backstop.
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Picnicking with Friends

Date: 1961
Description: Group of people sitting together at a picnic table in a park. The table is laid out with food and paper plates and cups. Elna Krueger sits at the top of th...
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Picnic in the Park

Date: 1961
Description: Group of people picnicking together at a picnic table in a park. Plastic silverware, paper cups and plates, and a box of potato chips sit on top of the tab...
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Cub Scout Pack Picnic at Hoyt Park

Date: 06 04 1957
Description: Michael Smith (9 years old) shouts to his fellow scouts that it is time for the picnic lunch. He is a member of Cub Scout Pack #321, Den #6 picnicking at H...

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