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Edward Kremers & Friends in the Dells

Date: 1888
Description: Studio portrait of famed University of Wisconsin pharmacist, Edward Kremers, and several U.W. college friends on an outing to the Wisconsin Dells. Left to ...
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Family Camping along the Road

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Description: Camping scene along an unidentified Wisconsin road. Although part of the Wisconsin Good Roads collection of Melvin Diemer, this photograph was probably tak...
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Oak Grave Camp

Date: 1929
Description: A man, woman, and child pose by a car near a tourist camping stop.
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Campers at Governor Dodge State Park

Date: 1978
Description: Campers at Governor Dodge State Park with their trailer.
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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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Marinette Tourist Camp

Date: 1925
Description: Stand of pine trees and pitched tents, with automobiles, in the Marinette Tourist Camp.
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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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University Student Campers

Date: 1885
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students and chaperons during a camping trip at Livesy Springs on the north shore of Lake Mendota. On the left side stands ...
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Group of Men Eating in a Tent

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Description: Group portrait of five men sitting around a table inside a tent eating.
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Chapel Gorge

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Description: View through rock arch towards a man sitting on the ground facing away towards a tent and canoe, at the mouth of Chapel Gorge, foot of the Narrows.
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Camp Cooking Items

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Description: View of a table with buckets, pots, and other objects on top of it in front of a tent.
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Camping Scene

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Description: View of two tents in a clearing surrounded by trees. A man and his dog are standing in the center.
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Campsites in Bradley Park

Date: 1935
Description: View across park towards a boy dwarfed by Norway pines in the campground at Bradley Park. There are several tents in the background and a car is parked on ...
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Coffee at Camp

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Description: Outdoor view of a man standing and pouring coffee into a mug held by a man squatting. There is another man in the distance. Probably at a campsite.
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Group of Campers at McBride's Point

Date: 1879
Description: A group of campers at McBride's Point at Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota near Madison, Wisconsin. They are equipped with German exercise equipment (exercise pi...
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Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Camp Fire Girls and Indian "Chief"

Date: 1930
Description: Hand-colored group portrait of Camp Fire girls and a man dressed in Ojibwa-style floral embroidered/beaded clothing and a Plains Indian feathered headdress...
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Campers at a Table

Date: 1921
Description: Two men are sitting on benches at a table in front of a fishing camp log cabin in northern Wisconsin. Both men are wearing hats, and the man on the right h...
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Riverview Free Campground

Date: 1927
Description: The campsites among the trees and tall grass at Riverview Campground. A few tents are set up, and a group of guests are around a picnic table.
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Man Cooking Over a Camp Fireplace

Date: 1930
Description: Man cooking over a camp fireplace in a wooded area.
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Five Men Holding Fish at Nature Lovers Paradise

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Description: View of five men standing outside holding full lines of fish they caught at Nature Lovers Paradise resort located on Jackson Lake. In the background are tw...

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