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| 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: | Field prior to the park's reconstruction, with a fence in the foreground. A river is at the bottom of the hill. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | View from the east bluff of lake with a motorboat. A geologic pinnacle juts out from the lower left of the image. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a canoe on the St. Croix River with wooded areas on both sides within the Interstate State Park. Established in 1900, Interstate Park was... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Wyalusing State Park in the Prairie du Chein vicinity. The Wisconsin River is in the foreground and the Mississippi river can be seen below with distant bl... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | The Passenger Pigeon Monument was designed and built around 1947. It was erected by the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | View from the bluff at Tower Hill State Park of the Wisconsin River. A sign on the right reads: "Tower Hill State Park Shot Shaft". |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. It is referred to as the "lower falls" in the park. This 165-foot waterfall is recognized as the highest in the state... |
| 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: | 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: | 1947 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting the Northern Pacific Railway's Yellowstone Park line. Featuring the work of artist Edward Brener, the poster depicts the O... |
| Date: | 08 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Sigurd Olson during the American Forest Trail ride at Brent Lake in Quetico Provincial Park. |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of Devil's Lake by moonlight. Two rock formations are in the foreground. The lake, trees, bluffs and sky are in the background. The text... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of Devil's Lake, looking south from the East Trail. Rock formations are in the lower left, with trees below. Bluffs, trees and sky are i... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | This nine-part map from the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads identifies federal and state highways in Wisconsin by pavement type. County, forest, park, and publ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | This outline map of Sauk County, Wisconsin, shows the towns, cities and villages, railroads, and streams in the county. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | This 1949 map shows the topography and significant landmarks in Copper Falls State Park, Ashland County, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 11 16 1949 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Sigurd F. Olson standing on cliff overlooking Robinson Lake in Quetico Provincial Park. Another person is sitting on a boulder next to where he stands. |
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