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Indian School Baseball Team

Date: 1925
Description: Indian school (U.S. Indian Service) baseball team, posed in uniform during a baseball game.
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Harvesting Cranberries

Date: 10 1977
Description: Man harvesting cranberries on water.
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Forest Rangers Using Phone

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Description: Forest rangers using an emergency phone on the back of a truck.
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Dr. Birge on Trout Lake

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge paddling on a raft in Trout Lake. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remaine...
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Joseph McCarthy in a Pensive Mood

Date: 11 1946
Description: A vigorous campaigner, Joseph R. McCarthy relaxes in front of a log cabin fireplace after his electoral campaign.
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Mr. Bearskin

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Description: Mr. Bearskin, a medicine man, at Lac du Flambeau sitting in front of of a wigwam covered with elm bark. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Ameri...
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Mr. Bearskin

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Description: Mr. Bearskin, a medicine man, at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, first cur...
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Chippewa Settlement

Date: 1925
Description: Native American settlement. This photograph is thought to represent a view of the Chippewa (Ojibwa) settlement at Lac du Flameau. Probably photographed by ...
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Wittenberg Grays Baseball Team at Eagle River

Date: 09 03 1922
Description: Outdoor portrait of the Wittenberg Grays baseball team, presumably taken at a baseball field. Front row is seated on a makeshift bench. Melvin Schlytter ...
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Store, Hotel and Post Office

Date: 1915
Description: View of three buildings; a store, hotel and post office. A group of men are gathered on the porch at the post office.
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Railroad Station, Store and Hotel in Boulder Junction

Date: 1915
Description: View looking towards railroad tracks and a station on the left, with a store and hotel on the right. A man is standing near the railroad tracks on the far ...
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Len Thomas' Log Cabin

Date: 1893
Description: The log cabin of Len Thomas. People are standing near the doorway.
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Railroad Station

Date: 1900
Description: View across railroad tracks with a view of a railroad station and a Western Union telegraph office. Men are standing on the porch of the railroad station, ...
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Planting Seedlings

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Description: Planting seedings at the state nursery at Trout Lake.
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Joe McCarthy Cooking

Date: 11 1946
Description: Recently-elected Senator Joseph R. McCarthy tasting a favorite recipe for pheasant during vacation.
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Senator and Mrs. McCarthy

Date: 1956
Description: Senator and Mrs. Joseph R. McCarthy at the Gateway Hotel in Land O'Lakes.
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Post Office

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Description: A stagecoach full of people is outside the post office on snow-covered ground, waiting to leave town. Text on image reads: "Stage, Leaving Arbor Vitae, Wis...
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Little Bohemia Lodge

Date: 1990
Description: The Little Bohemia Lodge where John Dillinger and his gang escaped from the FBI after a shootout in 1934. The lodge was visited by members of the crew for ...
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Dashing through the Snow

Date: 1930
Description: Winter scene with sleigh carrying six well-bundled passengers pulled by two horses and pulling a skier behind in Eagle River. The trees are blurred.
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Sleigh Riders

Date: 1935
Description: Winter scene with two women wearing hats and coats in a sleigh pulled by a white horse over snow, Eagle River, Wisconsin. A man stands beside the sleigh, a...

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