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| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Loggers at dinner in the woods north of Glen Flora. The man in the center is filing his saw. |
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| Description: | Hunters stand outdoors with deer at their feet, showing off their hunting prizes. Several dwellings are visible in the background. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Flambeau River including boats on the river and buildings (possibly resorts) standing along the forested shore. |
| Date: | 09 01 1928 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the Bruce Tourist Camp. A dirt road curves into the camp, with a large sign at the entrance, and cabins, picnic tables and ma... |
| Date: | 07 10 1950 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of two cabins surrounded by a lawn and trees at the Wonderspot Resort. Caption reads: "Wonderspot Cabins, Bruce, Wis." |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Children and adults enjoy a picnic in the wooded schoolyard at the Cloverland School, District No. 2. Pans of food have been placed on boards supported by ... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | An unidentified man canoes the rapids on the Flambeau River in the northern part of Rusk County, about 12 miles from Ladysmith. |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | The kittenball team of Cloverland school, including three girls and seven boys, pose in front of the school. A boy in knickers holds a bat; another boy at ... |
| Date: | 01 15 1933 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with two people on a sled leaving a wake of powdered snow as they pass through the arch at the end of a man-made run. Other people watch in th... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Harry Pederson poses while holding a model airplane motor which he built. He is standing outdoors in front of the rear of a car parked near a building. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | A quarry of dead prairie chickens, hunting dogs, horses and buggies in tall grass. Caption reads: "Prairie Chickens, Hawkins, Wis." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Greetings from Island Lake, Wis." Handwritten at bottom: "A muskellunge — length 40 inches, weight 21 1/2 lbs." |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Beaver Dam Rapids on Flambeau River. Two people are canoeing down the rapids. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View up hill towards two adults and two children outside of a log building, surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "Sheldon, Wis. 1930s. Log sauna on Matt Joh... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | An unidentified man wearing waders and a cap is posing on a rocky shore holding up a large muskie. There is a wooden canoe in the shallow water behind him. |
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| Description: | View of the race track and grandstand at the county fair. Men leading horses on the track. Caption reads: "Rusk County Fair, Ladysmith, Wis." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View of a crowd watching two groups of men racing while pulling carts. The runners on the right are wearing jerseys that read: "Horicon." Caption reads: "H... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View from among trees towards three men working to pull up and secure three rowboats at a rustic log landing site on the Flambeau River. One man is still s... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A man, sitting on a wooden bench, and a woman, sitting on the ground, are enjoying a picnic on the shore of the Flambeau River. There is an open plaid meta... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Prizewinners, Rusk Co. Wis. Fair." Slightly elevated view of cattle lined up with their owners during a competition at the County Fai... |
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