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Winnifred Ahrens Spring

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Description: A studio portrait of Winnifred Ahrens Spring, a kindergarten teacher at West Side School in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
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Young Students Holding Books

Date: 1939
Description: Two young students holding books in their kindergarten classroom next to a piano. The young girl is posed seated on a piano bench and holding an open book....
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Two Students Near Fireplace

Date: 1939
Description: A portrait of two young students, a boy and a girl, standing next to each other and holding hands near the fireplace in their kindergarten classroom. The f...
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O'Konski and Obey

Date: 08 10 1974
Description: Wisconsin congressmen David Obey (left) and former congressman Alvin O'Konski breaking ground for a United States Forest Services genetics lab. After the c...
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Rhinelander Butcher Shop

Date: 1911
Description: Interior view of a butcher shop, with a male butcher sharpening a knife behind a counter lined with cuts of meat, sausages and a scale. Behind the counter ...
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030 - Young Woman Standing with Two Horses

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Description: Full-length portrait of a young woman wearing jodhpurs standing and holding the reins of two horses. Original caption notes: "Riding is one of the most pop...
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032 - Young Woman Standing with Horse

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Description: Portrait of young woman standing and holding the reins of a horse. Original caption notes: "Riding is one of the most popular sports. English style of ridi...
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034 - Camp Counselor Assists Young Camper on Horseback

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Description: Camp counselor assisting with stirrups of a young camper sitting astride horse in a wooded area. Original caption notes: "Riding is one of the most popular...
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038 - Camper Preparing to Serve Tennis Ball

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Description: Camper poised with racket to serve tennis ball. Her racket is raised in the air, and she is holding two tennis balls in her left hand. Original caption not...
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040 - Camper Aiming Bow and Arrow

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Description: Profile view of archer kneeling in the grass on one knee, with bow and arrow ready and pointing towards the sky. Original caption notes: "Our three most po...
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041 - Two Campers Posing with Fencing Outfits and Gear

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Description: Two campers pose wearing fencing outfits and holding epees, with protective headgear sitting on the ground. They are standing on a court or concrete pad. O...
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050 - Young Girl in Paddleboat

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Description: Young girl sitting in a paddleboat on the water. The girl wears a swimming cap and a one-piece swimsuit, and has her hands on the handles that spin the pad...
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054 - Young Girl Floating in Water

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Description: Young girl in bathing suit and swim cap floating in the water atop an inflated, plastic floating device. A wood pier is in the right foreground. Original c...
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060 - Girl Prepares Fishing Hook

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Description: Young girl sitting in a rowboat on the water baiting a fishing hook. A metal can sits beside her on the seat. Original caption notes: "Perch, large and sma...
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076 - Camper Posing with Camera

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Description: Profile view of a camper posing outdoors with a camera, which she is holding up, ready to take a picture. She has a bow in her hair and is wearing the camp...
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148 - Young Camper Floating in Water

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Description: A young camper in swimsuit and swimming cap holds onto a floating device shaped like a fish, while floating in the water.
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151 - Young Swimmer Sitting on Dock

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Description: Close-up of a young camper sitting on a dock wearing a swimming suit, and holding a floating device shaped like a fish or seahorse. She has her hair in two...
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152 - Two Campers in Sleeping Bags

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Description: Two campers yawn and stretch from their sleeping bags near a shoreline. Trees, the lake, and far shoreline are in the background.
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Sue Ann Hackett in Daniel Boone Costume

Date: 1950
Description: Sue Ann Hackett standing outdoors in her first-prize Daniel Boone costume, along with badge prize attached to her belt. Sue Ann is holding a sign on a stic...
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Tiger Muskie

Date: 1935
Description: An unidentified man standing on a lawn is holding a 48 pound muskie by a wood handled hook. There is a lake in the background, and on the right, the rustic...

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