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| Date: | 06 01 1936 |
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| Description: | Bridge and truck trail constructed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workmen to facilitate forest fire prevention and control. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | People on a rustic bridge over river at Copper Falls State Park. A long log building is in the background on the other side of the river. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of logs stored in a logging boom on Chequamegon Bay. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of a railroad train crossing a bridge over the famous White River near Ashland. In the foreground is an open automobile crossing the ri... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | The gorge of the Bad River below Brownstone Falls. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View from rocky shoreline towards the Brownstone Falls in Copper Falls State Park. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Brownstone Falls on the Bad River. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the waterfall where the Bad River tumbles over the Keweenawan Trap Ledge. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Central train passing over the White River bridge. The first railroad car is imprinted with "U.S. Mail." |
| Date: | 07 1940 |
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| Description: | The bathing beach and bath house at Copper Falls State Park. Two swimmers are sitting and standing on a dock with a platform. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two rustic stairways leading down to the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. At the bottom of the stairs is a sign telling the geological story of Copper... |
| Date: | 09 1937 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Copper Falls at Copper Falls State Park. |
| Date: | 09 1937 |
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| Description: | View upriver of the rapids above Tyler Falls at Copper Falls State Park. In the distance you can see a bridge across the river. |
| Date: | 07 1940 |
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| Description: | Two boys and two girls swimming at the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. One of the girls is diving off the dock that also has a platform. In the backg... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View of Bad River rushing over cliff at Copper Falls State Park. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The Bad River flowing through boulders and a gorge. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | This map shows the towns to Gingles, Sanborn, and Guney as well as Chequamegon Bay, Kakagon River, White River, Marengo River, Bad River, Potato River, Vau... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | This 1952 map shows the trails, roads, and railroads through the counties of Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer, Price, Iron, and Vilas. Also shown are lakes, river... |
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