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Encampment of the Travellers on the Missouri River

Date: 1832
Description: Travellers setting up camp along the Missouri River.
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Punka Indians Encamped on Banks of the Missouri

Date: 1832
Description: Punka Indians encamped on the banks of the Missouri River and canoeing in river.
Photograph

Swimming Race at Camp Wakanda

Date: 1923
Description: Boys line up on pier for swimming race at Camp Wakanda.
Postcard

Tourist Camp, Lakeside Park, Lake Winnebago

Date: 1934
Description: Tourist camp at Lakeside Park on Lake Winnebago.
Photograph

Salamanca Ferry

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Description: View of the ferry carrying passengers across the Allegheny River near Salamanca, New York's Island Park. Many passengers are on board the ferry, and in the...
Photograph

Sigurd Olson Contemplates the Wilderness

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Description: Sig Olson at a wilderness camping site, probably in the Quetico area.
Photograph

Tents Along Beach

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Description: Tents line a beach along the Atlantic Ocean. Foliage covers the foreground and several people and vehicles can be seen throughout the camp.
Photograph

Allen Park

Date: 04 13 1925
Description: Elevated view over the Illinois River towards Allen Park, a free tourist camp. Tents are set up along the bank of the river, and a bridge spans the water i...
Photograph

Camping Family with Travelette

Date: 1963
Description: A family camps alongside a body of water with an International Travelette.
Photograph

Island Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Campgrounds at the Island Resort, located 25 miles west of the Wisconsin Dells.
Photograph

International Scout in Mountains

Date: 1973
Description: An International Scout hauling a camper is parked next to a body of water. A man is fishing while a woman looks on from the banks of the water.
Photograph

Men Posing with Fish

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Description: Two men are posing standing on the left with their catch of fish. Another man is sitting on the ground with a dog under a tree on the right. All three men ...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 12-18

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Description: She didn't quite make clear what we were going to find when we got here
on the outer edge of worry
It wasn't Chinamen and it wasn't wild rice
A ha...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 97-102

Date: 
Description: The measure of solitude fades in the ripples
and there are more prizes than there are fish
Photograph

085 - Three Campers with Tent

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Description: Three campers, all wearing the camp uniform, sitting outdoors with small tent. One camper is kneeling in the tent, looking out at the camera. The other two...
Photograph

089 - Campers Posed with Canoes on Shoreline

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Description: View from shoreline looking down at six campers on the shoreline of the lake. Four of the girls are standing on the shoreline, and two more girls are sitti...
Historical Object

105 - Camping Trip Scenes

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying four photographs of campers participating in outdoor camping. Left photograph shows campers cooking over a campf...
Photograph

132 - Camp Craft Activities

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying four photographs. Original caption notes: "Scenes from camp craft activities during 1940..." (the remainder of t...
Photograph

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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Joy Camps Beaver Point Trip

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Description: Page from Sue Ann Hackett Blue Album displaying several photographs of a trip to Beaver Point. Includes campers packing a canoe alongside a dock, campers s...

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