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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.
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Hotel Müller Menu

Date: 07 03 1908
Description: Foldout menu from the Hotel Müller, with two men using a pick and line to ascend a mountain on the flap, which opens to reveal the men as they attain the s...
Print

Hotel Müller Menu

Date: 07 03 1908
Description: Folded menu from the Hotel Müller, with hikers on the die cut flap, ascending a mountain, and mountains and sky on the panel beneath. The drawings are sign...
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...
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.
Drawing

Carl's Cartoon of The Tub

Date: 1910
Description: A humorous drawing by Carl of himself and another of The Gang carrying the folding canoe known as The Tub. They are depicted walking on uneven terrain ,wit...
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

Views from Castle Rock, Opposite Winona

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Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of two men posing on Castle Rock. The Mississippi River is below with the city of Winona in the background, and hills are o...
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

Hiking Suit

Date: 04 11 1917
Description: A woman is standing and posing near a wicker chair. She is wearing a hat, coat, skirt, and has a cane tucked under her arm. Caption reads: "Smart hiking su...

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