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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1935
Description: Fort Howard hospital sheltered by large trees.
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Logs in Ashland Harbor

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of logs tugged across Lake Superior to the harbor at Ashland.
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Picnic Area at Interstate Park

Date: 1937
Description: Picnic and play area at Interstate Park, near the St. Croix River. Two girls swing as an adult male sits on a picnic table in the foreground with a child o...
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Church in the Kettle Moraine State Forest

Date: 1940
Description: Church, several houses and field from a hill.
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Winter Scene

Date: 1945
Description: Caption from calendar reads: "Evergreens and drifted snow form a Christmas picture on the University campus."
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Wisconsin's First Capitol

Date: 1945
Description: Wisconsin Territorial Capitol, a building rented by the Legislature for 46 days in 1836. Caption from calendar: "Wisconsin's first Capitol — Belmont — Lafa...
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Calendar

Date: 1946
Description: Two canoes are pulled up on the shoreline in the Flambeau River State Forest.
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Skiing on the University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 1948
Description: A man cross country skies on the snow covered University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background are a building and tall pine trees.
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Snowshoeing-Trout Lake

Date: 1948
Description: Slightly elevated view of two men snowshoeing along a flowing stream near Trout Lake.
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Devil's Lake and the Baraboo Bluffs

Date: 1948
Description: View from the east bluff of lake with a motorboat. A geologic pinnacle juts out from the lower left of the image.
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Hunter's Retreat

Date: 1950
Description: View of a snow-covered cabin in the north woods.
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Copper Falls

Date: 1950
Description: Copper Falls plunging over rocks on the Bad River in Copper Falls State Park.
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Summer Time on Miles Lake

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of a man fishing in a rowboat seen through a stand of Birch trees on Miles Lake.
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Castle Rock, Camp Douglas

Date: 1950
Description: Castle Rock, surrounded by trees and a meadow. The geological feature is near Volk Field Air National Guard Base.
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Kettle Moraine State Park

Date: 1950
Description: View looking down hill towards people walking through trees in deep snow towards a picnic area below at Kettle Moraine State park.
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Fall Fishing on Crab Lake

Date: 1950
Description: Two men fishing in a rowboat powered by a trolling motor. They are framed by two trees on the shore of Crab Lake.
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Skiing on Mt. Valhalla

Date: 1951
Description: View across valley of Mt. Valhalla, a ski hill with two ski jumps.
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World's Largest White Pine Tree

Date: 1952
Description: The largest white pine tree standing in America, with several people posing beneath it. Its estimated age is 350-years-old.

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