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Logs in Ashland Harbor

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of logs tugged across Lake Superior to the harbor at Ashland.
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Lake Monona View of The Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1946
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol building and the surrounding area from Lake Monona.
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Canoeing on Namekagon River

Date: 1935
Description: Two men in a canoe on the Namekagon River in northwestern Wisconsin.
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Planting Pike

Date: 1935
Description: Two unidentified men, working from a boat or raft, are dumping the contents of milk cans into the waters of a lake. There are small cottages on the shore i...
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Lake Michigan Dune

Date: 1935
Description: A sand dune in Point Beach State Forest has engulfed several trees. Two dead trees are standing in the foreground.
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Boathouse

Date: 1940
Description: A man is standing and looking at the door of the boathouse on the beach near the Twin River (Rawley) Point Lighthouse. The boathouse has stone sides and a ...
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Peninsula State Park

Date: 09 26 1945
Description: Elevated view of Peninsula State Park.
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Peninsula State Park from Sven's Tower

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Description: Elevated view of the park and the Lake Michigan shoreline. Description on the photograph record reads: "Looking Northeast from Sven's Tower."
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River View

Date: 1935
Description: View towards an unidentified woman sitting and facing away from the camera to take in the view of the St. Croix River from a high rock formation. The bridg...
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Peninsula State Park

Date: 1940
Description: View from pier towards a young couple sitting in the back of a wooden boat tied to a pier in Peninsula State Park. Fish Creek Harbor is in the background, ...
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Camping in Bradley Park near Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1940
Description: A woman wearing a bandana on her head is sitting at a picnic table talking with another woman who is standing in front of a tent-style camping trailer. Bot...
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Picnic on Shore of Flambeau River

Date: 1940
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...
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Paddling Upstream

Date: 1940
Description: An unidentified man and woman are paddling their canoe against the current in the fast running Flambeau River. A small stand of leafless trees and blackene...
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Fly Fishing

Date: 1940
Description: Three anglers wearing waders, including a woman on the left, are casting while standing in shallow water. The woman has a kreel on her hip, and the man on ...
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Beside the River

Date: 1950
Description: A young woman is posing sitting on a boulder on the shoreline along a river rapids. She is holding a walking stick and is wearing a romper. The description...
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Enjoying the View

Date: 1940
Description: The description on the reverse of this print describes the scene: "A horseback rider pauses to view the beauties of Devils Lake nestled among the bluffs at...
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Seaplane

Date: 1950
Description: A young man wearing jeans and a t-shirt is handling the luggage as two well-dressed women exit a small seaplane. The pilot is watching from inside the plan...
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Fishing

Date: 1940
Description: Three barefoot boys are standing on a boulder on the shore of a lake or stream in a wooded area. One boy is holding a thin stick which has a fishing line a...
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Stocking a Lake

Date: 1940
Description: A biplane is dropping fingerling fish into a Wisconsin lake. There are two small sheds on the shoreline. The caption on the reverse of the print reads: "Fi...
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Potawatomi State Park

Date: 1940
Description: A young woman smiles as she enjoys the view from the Potawatomi Tower in Potawatomi State Park. There is a house on a small island in Sawyer Harbor, with ...

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