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Wisconsin Billboard
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A movable billboard aimed at passing motorists along State Highway 20 in Illinois. It reads "Relax in Wisconsin, Where Friends and Nature Meet." Although tourists traveled to Wisconsin by train during the nineteenth century, the advent of personal automobiles greatly expanded the tourist sector of the economy. This billboard was sponsored by Wisconsin's Conservation Department which was then responsible for state tourism promotion.
1938
Larson, Lee
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W013OA9
WHi 5748
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Wisconsin Tourism Sign
Group of resort and hotel owners gathered in front of a Wisconsin tourism sign that reads: "Relax In Wisconsin." There is a building in the background.
Governor La Follette and Governor Horner on Fishing Trip
September 25, 1937
Governor Philip La Follette (Wisconsin) and Governor Henry Horner (Illinois) enjoy a laugh in the boat during a fishing trip.
Rustic Stairway
1940
People descending a rustic stairway leading down to the trail along the Bad River.
Smelt Wrestling
April 1939
Two men smelt wrestling at the Smelt Carnival in Marinette.
Information Cabin
1940
Four people outside of the information cabin at Copper Falls State Park.
Boy Standing in Wisconsin Tourism Display
July 1938
Wisconsin exhibit at Union Depot (Milwaukee Road), in Chicago, showing Kenneth Kramer of Highland Park, Illinois.
