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"Jänta å ja" Camp at Livesey's Spring
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Nineteen men and women are posing outdoors in front of tents in a forest clearing. At the bottom the caption reads: "Jänta å ja" Camp at Livesey's Spring, Bank of Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis. July, 1885." The rear of the original photograph includes a list of people with their home towns: 1. Miss Belle Brown - Stevens Point, Wis.; 2. Mr. Chas. King - Madison, Wis.; 3. Miss Annie Stewart - Madison, Wis.; 4. Mrs. Chas. King - Madison, Wis.; 5. Howard B. Smith - Leon, Wis.; 6. George Main- Madison, Wis.; 7. Gene Hand - Racine, Wis.; 8. Virginia Ingman - Madison, Wis.; 9. May Brown - Steven's Point, Wis.; 10. George Waldo - Manitowoc, Wis.; 11. Will Cramer - Milwaukee, Wis.; 12. Kate McDonald - Trempeleau, Wis.; 13. George Bann - Madison, Wis.; 14. Fred Meyer - Lancaster, Wis.; 15. Ella Spaulding - Black River Falls, Wis.; 16. Fred Hooker - Milwaukee, Wis.; 17. Lizzie Hand - Racine, Wis.; 18. John Parkinson - Madison, Wis; 19. Mame Spaulding - Black River Falls, Wis. Miss May Newman, and I, Julius Ellison, were also members of the Camp, but left the day before this photograph was taken, i.e. July 3, 1886."
July 3, 1886
Publication Information
| Date Created | July 3, 1886 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 25 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
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| Call Number | CF 9072 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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