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Women Hiking

Date: 10 25 1912
Description: Five young women walking across a field. The hand-lettered caption reads: "The hiker's stride."
Photograph

Group in the Woods

Date: 
Description: A group of men and women walking on an unpaved path through a forest area.
Historical Object

109 - Various Scenes Joy Camps

Date: 
Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying seven photographs. Scenes depicted: canoes and campers on a lake; campers on a wooden footbridge; campers cookin...
Map or Atlas

Map of Devils Lake, Wisconsin

Date: 1949
Description: This map shows points of interest, historic sites, buildings, trails, roads, and general animal and plant locations.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin's County Forests

Date: 1987
Description: This map shows county forests, state, federal, and interstate highways. County forests lands are shown in light green. The front of the map includes images...
Photograph

Portage Trail

Date: 08 1915
Description: Jack is on the portage trail near the Vermillion River. He is carrying canoe paddles and has a folded camp stool around his neck.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin

Date: 1970
Description: This colored map displays a brief description of tourist attractions in the state, as well as a grid of state parks and recreational facilities. There is a...
Photograph

Carl with His Pack

Date: 1910
Description: Carl carrying a large pack on his back and holding a bag. He is wearing a beaded belt that was almost certainly made by an Indian.
Photograph

Hiking along Sparta Trail

Date: 1967
Description: A group of men and women walking along a gravel path.
Photograph

Nature Hike

Date: 1939
Description: An unidentified man is leading a group of young women on an educational walk in the Kettle Moraine State Forest. He is pointing upward near a large tree. T...
Photograph

On the Trail

Date: 09 1934
Description: A male guide on the left is using a walking stick to point out a feature in the rocks atop a bluff at Devil's Lake State Park, as a group of men on the rig...
Photograph

The Hiker

Date: 1935
Description: A young man wearing a hat, short pants, and a rucksack is standing atop a high rock formation looking down at Devil's Lake. There are wooded bluffs in the ...
Photograph

Hikers

Date: 1939
Description: A young man wearing a cap and sunglasses is posing standing with his right hand resting on a rock formation. He is holding a Kodak Brownie No. 2A box camer...
Photograph

Devil's Lake

Date: 
Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of a man posing on a rocky outcropping near bluffs, with a valley in the distance. Text on the reverse: "K?iks Valley, Devi...
Photograph

Winter Snow Scene

Date: 12 05 1954
Description: Man hiking in fresh snow at Tenney Park.
Photograph

Cub Scout Pack Picnic at Hoyt Park

Date: 06 04 1957
Description: Den Mother J. E. Maddrell carries a try of cupcakes with den chief assistant John Carrier who has a jug of grapeade. The Cub Scouts are (left to right): To...
Photograph

Walking in Cathedral Woods

Date: 1911
Description: View down trail towards a small group of women and girls hiking in Cathedral Woods on a sunny day. The old growth forest is made up of pines and hemlocks.
Photograph

Ready for a Tramp

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait of four young women standing close together before going hiking. Judging by their body language, these young women appear to be pals. They all a...
Photograph

Blackberry Trail

Date: 08 1907
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of men, women, and children on the blackberry trail. Alfred Holt is first in the line, followed by his mother Lucy Rumsey...
Photograph

Autumn Hush

Date: 1956
Description: A walking trail in a ravine through the woods.

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