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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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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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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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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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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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Card Game at Campground

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Description: Stereograph of a group of young people gathered in front of a tent. They are engaged in card playing, reading and needlework. In the background is a table ...
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Cooking on a Campfire

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Description: Three men are sitting around a campfire cooking meat and hash on iron skillets. There are trees and a lake in the background.
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Oak Grove Camp Ground

Date: 1927
Description: Four young people standing in front of the main office and general store at the Oak Grove Campground. A sign on a tree reads: "Fresh milk, cream, eggs and ...
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Camping Party at Devil's Lake

Date: 07 1876
Description: A camping party rests at the top of a bluff at Devil's Lake State Park.
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Fishermen and Friends

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Description: Group portrait of two men posing standing and holding fish and fishing poles, and two men are sitting on the ground on either side of the standing men. The...
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Small Child at Campsite

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Description: View towards a small child walking in the foreground, wearing a bonnet and striped overalls. In the background on the right near a wagon is a woman in a wh...
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Girl Scout Camp

Date: 09 12 1938
Description: Four large canvas tents form a semicircle in an open wooded area near a lake. Girls Scouts, some in uniforms and other in casual summer attire, are posing ...
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Outdoor Group Portrait

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Description: Stereograph of a group portrait of five people, including three men, two women, and an infant, posing on the grass in a wooded area. In the background, on ...
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Maple Bluff Camp

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a group of people posing by the lakeshore of Maple Bluff with tents in the background. One of the woman is holding an archery bow, two women...
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Camping in Bradley Park

Date: 1936
Description: Two smiling men, one carrying long fishing poles and the other a set of paddles, are walking away from their campsites while two women are working at a pic...
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Camping at the Dells

Date: 1905
Description: Four young women are posing sitting on the ground in front of a large tent. One man is standing behind the women at left, while another is sitting on a tre...
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Men and Women by Tents

Date: 1879
Description: A group of interestingly dressed men and women posed before a line of tents. The men are wearing uniforms, possibly those of a band. Fishing poles and cha...
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Campers with Tent

Date: 1910
Description: Albert Hansen and friends pose in front of their tent.
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Camping and Fishing

Date: 1940
Description: An unidentified man is posing outdoors wearing a straw hat, long-sleeved shirt and slacks, with a bark basket worn as a backpack. He is carrying a tackle b...

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