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Y.M.C.A. Hiking Group

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Description: A Y.M.C.A. hiking group of men and boys posed standing on the edge of a sandy drop in a field. A house and trees are in the background. Most of the group i...
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Reclining on a Bench

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Description: Side view of a person reclining on a park bench with their feet resting on an opposing bench which holds a picnic basket.
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Rib Mountain

Date: 1936
Description: A view from below of a lookout area filled with visitors on Rib Mountain.
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Children at Happy Hearts Park

Date: 1925
Description: Children are sitting on benches looking at books, and other children are playing in a sandbox at Happy Hearts Park.
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Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen to the right and below. The lake, bluffs ...
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Panoramic Resort at Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1925
Description: View of two-seat lawn swings amid trees on a lawn. Cabins are along a hill in the background. There is an information center on the far left.
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Tourist Free Campground

Date: 1925
Description: An information station advertising: free camping, with hot sandwiches and coffee, and tents and cots for sale. On a utility line pole, there are signs for ...
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Rustic Bridge and Pleasure Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of a wooden bridge over the Brule River flowing through the forest. A person is on the far side of the bridge. Caption reads: "Brule Riv...
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Sledding

Date: 1912
Description: A child in a stocking cap sleds down a course of piled snow at the side of the Hotz family home.
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Men in the Backwoods

Date: 1930
Description: Men, either campers or fishermen, portaging a canoe through backwoods cut-over forest area.
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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...
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Snowshoeing-Trout Lake

Date: 1948
Description: Slightly elevated view of two men snowshoeing along a flowing stream near Trout Lake.
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Hunting Club

Date: 07 07 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Hunting Club, Seymour, Wis." A group of men are posing with their guns and a dog around a table in a hunting camp.

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