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Speed Skater Posing with Trophy

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Description: Juvenile girls speed skater, Louise Jerome from Superior, Wisconsin, posing with a trophy.
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Girl Climbing Rocks at Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1938
Description: A girl climbing over the rocks at Devil's Lake State Park against a scenic view of the lake and surrounding areas.
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Two Youth in Elephant Cave

Date: 1940
Description: A young boy and girl posed inside of the Elephant Cave in the east bluffs at Devil's Lake State Park.
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Sigurd Olson

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Description: Sigurd Olson, in typical camping attire, during a canoe trip at Quetico Park in Canada.
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Edward Hein Retires from the Wisconsin Conservation Department

Date: 06 29 1959
Description: Edward Hein, age 66, retires from the Wisconsin Conservation Department after 24 years of service as the publications supervisor. Hein was honored at a ret...
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Man, Woman and Maple Tree

Date: 1920
Description: Man and woman stand in a forest at the base of a large maple tree, 20 feet in circumference. They are reaching their arms towards each other to show the wi...
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Custodian Whitman at Ojibwa Roadside Park

Date: 1940
Description: Man standing near a tree stump in the Ojibwa Roadside Park. Two automobiles are parked in the background. The verso of the photograph reads: "Custodian Whi...
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Pete Christensen at Trout Lake

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Description: Hand-colored portrait of Pete Christensen leaning on a porch post in front of a building. He is wearing a hat slanted against the sun.
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Portrait of Cornelius L. Harrington

Date: 1950
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of C.L. (Neal) Harrington taken by the Wisconsin Conservation Commission. C.L. Harrington was the Wisconsin State Forester.
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Terry Andrae State Park

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Description: Two men are holding onto the newly installed directional sign at Terry Andrae State Park. There is a building on the left. The park was established in 1927...
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At Laura Lake

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Three men, Mackie, Breuer, and Harrington, are standing in front of Laura Lake. The far shoreline is in the far background. Laura Lake was surveyed by the ...
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Balanced Rock, Devil's Lake

Date: 08 26 1913
Description: View through trees towards a man posing next to a large rock formation of a balancing rock. On the right is another rock formation. Below in the background...
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Hunters with Bucks

Date: 11 1976
Description: Two men wearing red and orange clothing are kneeling on the ground and posing with their bucks in front of a trailer.
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Women at the Beach

Date: 1935
Description: Two women in bathing suits and wearing brimmed hats are posing sitting on a stone wall. The description on the reverse of the print reads: "Two fair bather...
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A Man Holding Snowshoes

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Description: A man is standing and holding a pair of snowshoes outdoors. Trees are in the background. Caption reads: "Dad."
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Pete Christensen: Forester at Trout Lake

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Description: Portrait of a man standing on snowy steps in front of the door of a building. He is resting one elbow on the post of a railing.
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Man with State Forestry Headquarters Sign

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Description: A man is standing outdoors next to a sign that reads: "Northern State Forest, State Forest Headquarters, District Forest Ranger, State Forest Nursery. Wisc...

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