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| Date: | 05 15 1954 |
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| Description: | Zookeepers releasing rhesus monkeys to the island that serves as their summer home at the Washington park zoo (later replaced by the Milwaukee County Zoo). |
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| Description: | Plat map of the east central part of the city. |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Senator Gaylord Nelson, Dave Obey, and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus, walk along a beach with a park ranger during a tour of the Apostle Islands. ... |
| Date: | 05 13 1950 |
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| Description: | More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited through the Madison Youth Council helped plant trees and shrubs on the Vilas Park island. |
| Date: | 05 13 1950 |
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| Description: | Three teenage girls are carrying shovels on their shoulders while crossing a wooden foot bridge. More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited throug... |
| Date: | 08 22 1964 |
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| Description: | A grove of cedar trees on Schoolhouse Beach. Lake Michigan is visible through the trees and a picnic table is placed near the shoreline. |
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| Description: | Park with stone-lined waterways, surrounded by woods. In the middle of the image is a small island with a rustic stone hut and in the background are stone... |
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| Description: | Bird's eye view of Coney Island featuring the amusement park, shoreline, river, and a large boat. |
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| Description: | View of the Coney Island Amusement Park featuring a large garden and lawn, a roller coaster, a windmill, several buildings and amusements, and crowds of pe... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | This map of La Crosse shows the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, the Southern Minnesota Railroad and the Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad, ... |
| Date: | 07 2001 |
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| Description: | David Obey poses with Park Ranger Geoffrey Smith on the left and Martin Hanson on the right. They are standing on the beach with water and land in the back... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | This map shows campsites, trails, auto roads, surrounding townships, and points of interest, by including pictorial illustrations. Includes an inserted map... |
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| Description: | View along unpaved drive, bordered by lawn and trees. In the background on the right is a bridge over the river. Caption reads: "Pettibone Drive, Lovers' L... |
| Date: | 07 06 1955 |
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| Description: | Monkeys on monkey island at the Vilas Park Zoo. The monkeys are on loan from the University of Wisconsin during the summer and returned in the winter to be... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Billings Park, Superior, Wis." A city park on the St. Louis River, a freshwater estuary. Small islands with several bridges are surro... |
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