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Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory Field Camp

Date: 1932
Description: A man and a woman standing next to a tent in the Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory field camp.
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University of Wisconsin Tent Colony

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: Professor J. Duke Elkow and his family stand at their "summer home" at the University of Wisconsin tent colony on Lake Mendota.
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Chequamegon Checking Station

Date: 07 1936
Description: Checking station at the entrance of Chequamegon National Forest in Taylor County.
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No Trespassing Sign to Camps

Date: 1966
Description: A sign stapled to a tree on a labor camp that says "No trespassing/Visitors will be prosecuted under Section 943.13, Wis. State." This sign was typically u...
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Honeymoon Inn — Kriegl Farm Resort

Date: 1926
Description: A man and two women sit on the second story balcony of the "Honeymoon Inn" at the Kriegl Farm Resort.
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Island Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Campgrounds at the Island Resort, located 25 miles west of the Wisconsin Dells.
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Ricing Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Vilas County, Ricing camp, Rice Creek. Lac Du Flambeau area.
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Ricing Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Vilas County, Ricing camp, Rice Creek. Lac Du Flambeau area.
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Camp Petenwell in Necedah

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Description: A view of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Petenwell at Broadway and 42nd St.
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Aerial View of Shelter House

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Description: Aerial view of a shelter house at Copper Falls State Park.
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Ricing Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Vilas County, Ricing camp, Rice Creek. Lac Du Flambeau area.
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Migrant Worker Housing

Date: 1969
Description: A migrant worker family stands in front of a parked vehicle and a cabin that serves as temporary housing in a Wautoma labor camp. Some of the children are ...
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Chicago Traveling Club at Dinner

Date: 1878
Description: Chicago Traveling Club, trip #8, to Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. The campers are seated at a long table preparing to eat an outdoor meal.
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Dining Hall at Power Dam Camp

Date: 08 18 1912
Description: Eight cooks posing inside the dining hall. Long tables are set for a meal.
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Camping

Date: 1960
Description: A camping site in Northern Wisconsin. Two women prepare food under a tent's canopy. The site includes: two parked cars, a clothesline holding wet towels, t...
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Camp Petenwell Entrance

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Description: A man stands in the entrance archway to the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Petenwell.
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Fishing Camp at Thunder Lake

Date: 1890
Description: A group of men sharing a meal at a fishing camp near Thunder Lake.
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Sunday Washing

Date: 1913
Description: The men of Rice Lake Lumbering Camp #6 do their laundry on a Sunday.
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Camp of Road Construction Crew

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Description: Campground for employees of the Nelson Weber Construction Company photographed for the Wisconsin Good Roads Association during the early 1920s. Such facili...
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Five Men at a Camp Site

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Description: Outdoor view towards five men posing kneeling in front of two tents.

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