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| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Lake Geneva, looking southwest, with insets of points of interest. |
| Date: | 07 17 1933 |
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| Description: | Children sitting at a table and having lunch at The Capital Times Kiddie Camp. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Crescent Beach campsite with cabins and miniature golf course by Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | A group of campers at McBride's Point at Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota near Madison, Wisconsin. They are equipped with German exercise equipment (exercise pi... |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | Hölzlhuber's first extensive excursion in Wisconsin was a walking tour from Madison to Prairie du Sac along the Wisconsin River. He lost his way along Lake... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Camp Stella looking south toward the Bayfield County shoreline from an Apostle Island. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of the Merrimac and Monitor Naval Battle cyclorama, painted by Théophile Poilpot. Men are standing on a riverbank in the foreground, and a... |
| Date: | 01 11 1976 |
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| Description: | A grand, landmark boathouse which was on the north shore of Lake Mendota and was a part of Camp Indianola, one of the nation's oldest boys' camps. Over 20 ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Barracks buildings at the Crystal Lake Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. |
| Date: | 08 18 1912 |
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| Description: | Eight cooks posing inside the dining hall. Long tables are set for a meal. |
| Date: | 05 28 1913 |
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| Description: | Power dam construction workers pausing during a meal in the camp dining room. Oil lamps are hanging from the ceiling; overhead electric lights are also ins... |
| Date: | 05 28 1913 |
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| Description: | Cooks posing in the kitchen at the power dam workers' camp. |
| Date: | 10 12 1911 |
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| Description: | High water has scattered timber pilings through the construction camp. The office is on the right; the smokestacks of the temporary power plant are behind ... |
| Date: | 07 02 1913 |
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| Description: | Workers pause while installing a maze of conduit for the switchboard in the power house. The construction camp is to the left. |
| Date: | 07 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Camp Maria Olbrich, a YWCA camp on the north shore of Lake Mendota. Swimmers left to right: Beverly Ronge, Maxine Watson, Janet Hart, Kay Esch, and Elizabe... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Jenkin and Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones stand in front their "clubhouse" on the north shore of Lake Monona. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Crescent Beach, with campsite with cabins and miniature golf course and other outbuildings. Downtown buildings can be seen in the backgrou... |
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| Description: | A general view of two members of the U.S. Life-saving Crew in a boat, during capsize drill. Camp facilities are on the left riverbank in a wooded area. Cap... |
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| Description: | View across water toward the cabins and boathouse at Camp Occiupet. Two boys stand on the shoreline while readying a boat for launch, and another boy sits ... |
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| Description: | A man and woman sit in front of a cabin in Gibson's Grove on Lake Buell. Multiple benches and chairs stand on the lawn looking over the water. |
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