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River View from Wyalusing State Park

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River from Wyalusing State Park, framed by trees. There is a bridge over the river in the distance.
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Rural Scene

Date: 1950
Description: Rural scene of a cluster of farm buildings with a pond in the foreground. On the horizon, trees cover the hills.
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Near Wyoming Valley

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin farm scene, south of Lone Rock, but in Iowa County. A church can be seen on the left. The hills are the south bluffs of the Wisconsin River.
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Holy Hill

Date: 1950
Description: Dramatic view of Holy Hill against a sky full of clouds. In the foreground, cows are grazing in fenced fields.
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Bleak November

Date: 1950
Description: View from shoreline towards two men in a canoe near Birch Point on Little Elkhart Lake. The day is overcast. Around the point is another man in a boat, and...
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Simpson's Valley

Date: 1950
Description: View down hill towards a farm in a valley, with harvested corn in corn shocks in the field. Tree-lined hills are in the background. Text on reverse of imag...
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Highway 35

Date: 1950
Description: View of an automobile traveling north on Highway 35, near the Mississippi River. Railroad tracks run between the road and the river. In the background are ...
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Street Scene After a Sleet Storm

Date: 01 1950
Description: View of the 110 block of West Doty Street after a sleet storm. Cars are parked at the meters on the curb and a woman stands next to a car. The Baskerville ...
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Fire Fighters Douse Flames Downtown

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district.
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Apple Orchard along Road

Date: 05 26 1950
Description: Apple orchard in blossom on the side of a road. There are a number of cut stumps in the foreground. A house is in the background among trees, and a watchto...
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Peony Farm

Date: 06 1950
Description: Three well-dressed women are walking past a peony farm.
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First Fishing

Date: 1951
Description: First fishing near Vilas Park on Murphy's Creek (now known as Wingra Creek.) Many people are set up to fish on both sides of the tree-lined banks.
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Skiing near Greenbush

Date: 1951
Description: Winter scene with skiers getting ready to push off, with bundled-up observers looking on in the foreground.
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Merrimac Ferry

Date: 1951
Description: View from road of the Merrimac ferry approaching shore with several automobiles and a large truck aboard. In the foreground is a sign that reads: "Keep Bac...
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Confluence

Date: 1952
Description: View through the trees showing the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers in Wyalusing State Park.
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Spring Spraying

Date: 1952
Description: Farmer spraying a fruit tree in blossom.
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Perrot State Park

Date: 1952
Description: View of Perrot State Park from the opposite shore of the Mississippi river.
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Lonely Lighthouse

Date: 1952
Description: Rawley Point Lighthouse, located in the Point Beach State Forest. It is 111 feet tall.
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Mullet River

Date: 1952
Description: A winter view of the Mullet River near Crystal Lake. In the background is a house on a rise.
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Modern Tepees

Date: 1954
Description: Corn shocks stand in a foggy field and trees cover a rise in the background.

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