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Portaging at Curtain Falls

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Description: View of men and young boys with canoes pulled up on rocks near a rapids during an unidentified wilderness canoe trip led by Sigurd Olson.
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William and Alma at Portofino

Date: 02 22 1930
Description: William Conrad Seipp, Jr., left, and his daughter Melita, far right, pose with Alma Schmidt Petersen and her son Conrad at an overlook above Portofino Bay....
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Stopping for Lunch

Date: 1907
Description: View down shoreline towards the travelers pausing in their canoe journey to have lunch on the riverbank below Gordon Dam.
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The Musicians

Date: 1907
Description: Campers, L-R: Clay Judson, Carl (Charles) Greene, and Bill Marr playing mandolins at their campsite.
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Making a Tent Fly

Date: 1907
Description: Howard Greene (left), another traveler (middle), and young Howard T. Greene are improvising and sewing a needed tent fly while in camp.
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"Sahara" Trucks

Date: 12 1927
Description: "Sahara" trucks in a village in Africa. A man is sitting in the driver's seat of the truck. Villagers, including children, are standing together near the t...
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Group of People with "Sahara" Trucks

Date: 12 1927
Description: Group of men, women, children, and dogs posing near trucks parked in front of a large thatched roof building.
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"Sahara" Truck

Date: 12 1927
Description: Large group of African villagers standing near an International truck.
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Wisconsin Vacation Family

Date: 06 11 1958
Description: John and Margaret VanGemert with their family all ready to head out on a vacation at a Wisconsin resort.

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