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Load of Bark with Little Girl

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Description: Men with horse-drawn load of lumber with a little girl standing in front.
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Planting Trout

Date: 04 26 1936
Description: Planting trout in Waupaca County. Left to right on bank: S.A. LaVoilette, Joe Samz, Lloyd Pinkawski, Edwin Kargewski, W.M. Geiger, G. Moder, Billy LaVoilet...
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Trail Through Pines

Date: 1905
Description: Trail through the pines between Chippewa Falls and Long Lake, Chippewa County.
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Men on Snowshoes

Date: 1935
Description: Winter scene with four men walking on snowshoes through a forest.
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Two Lumbermen with Saw

Date: 1880
Description: Two lumbermen posing with a two-man crosscut saw they are using on a fallen tree trunk, cutting the pine into manageable sizes for hauling.
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Chapel Gorge Beach

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Description: Elevated view of the mouth of Chapel Gorge Beach showing a canoe at the shore.
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Men Laying Railroad Track

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Description: Lumber workers laying railroad tracks through the woods.
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Loading Pine Logs

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Description: Workers loading pine logs in northern Wisconsin when there was still virgin timber for logging.
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Evergreen Trees

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Description: Elevated view of a variety of evergreen trees in a nursery, including White, Norway, Scotch and Jack pines, and White and Norway spruce near Trout Lake.
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Flambeau State Forest

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Description: Three men are sitting at the base of a large tree at Flambeau State Forest.
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Men Fighting Forest Fire

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Description: Several men fighting a small forest fire. One man has a water pack on his back.
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Nicolet National Forest

Date: 01 01 1934
Description: Man in uniform leaning up against the base of a large tree.
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University Drive in Winter

Date: 1925
Description: Winter scene of trees on a snowy hill along University Drive. There is a building at the top of the hill obscured by trees.
Postcard

Forest Rangers on Horseback

Date: 1912
Description: Two forest rangers are posing on horseback. Handwritten on front: "Forest Rangers at Trout Lake Station."
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Big Falls Fire Fighters

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of a fire fighting crew posing with buckets and shovels. They are battling the Big Falls Forest Fire.
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Smokey the Bear and Kids

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Description: Man in a Smokey The Bear costume poses behind a school desk with a boy and a girl.
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Smokey The Bear, Woodsy Owl and Kids

Date: 06 05 1989
Description: People costumed as Smokey The Bear and Woodsy Owl play outdoors with children as a forest service worker looks on.
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Children Having a Picnic in Woods

Date: 1869
Description: Mixed group, mostly children, having a picnic in the woods, perhaps connected with the dedication of the East Blue Mounds Lutheran Church.
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Well Jetting Equipment

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Description: Well jetting equipment with three hose lines extinguishing forest fires.
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Riverside Town

Date: 1902
Description: River with distant hills behind a town. An island is in the foreground.

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