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Photographer's Son in Boat

Date: 
Description: Laurie Peterson, son of the photographer, plays in boat. The photograph was originally titled "The Lone Boatsman".
Photograph

Lone Fisherman

Date: 
Description: View across water towards Laurie Peterson, son of the photographer, fishing from a rock on a misty morning near the family home.
Photograph

Carl A. Peterson Fishing

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Description: View from shoreline of the photographer, Carl A. Peterson, taking a moment to light his pipe while fishing from a boat near the family home.
Photograph

Canoeing on Rainbow Lake

Date: 1945
Description: Couple canoeing under partly cloudy skies with sun dappling the water on Rainbow Lake, Chain O' Lakes.
Map or Atlas

Waupaca, Wis.

Date: 1871
Description: Bird's-eye map of Waupaca.
Map or Atlas

Weyauwega, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Weyauwega.
Photograph

Indian Crossing

Date: 1925
Description: View of the Indian crossing at Chain O' Lakes.
Photograph

Taylor Lake

Date: 1940
Description: View of Taylor Lake and the entrance to Chain O' Lakes.
Postcard

Aeroplane View of Chain O' Lakes

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial view of some of the 26 lakes known collectively as the Chain O' Lakes. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View of Chain O'Lakes, Waupaca, Wis."
Photograph

Aerial View of Scandinavia

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view looking west-northwest over Silver Lake.
Map or Atlas

Waupaca Chain-O-Lakes Map

Date: 1896
Description: A map of the Chain-O-Lakes in Waupaca, including Indian trails. The path of the Waupaca Electric Railway from the Grand View Hotel to the Wisconsin Central...
Photograph

Entering the City

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Description: View along a dirt road toward a lake, with the town of Weyauwega on the far shoreline.
Map or Atlas

Indian Legend Map, Chain O'Lakes Region, Waupaca

Date: 1941
Description: This pictorial map shows sites related to Indian legends, mounds, and trails in the Chain O' Lakes region in southwestern Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Chain-O'-Lakes, Waupaca, Wisconsin : A Guide for those who, Loving Beauteous Nature, Would Seek Recreation in Her Fairest Haunts

Date: 1898
Description: This 1896 map of the Chain-O-Lakes region of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, shows the lakes and streams, some topography, archaeological sites, roads, railroad...
Map or Atlas

Hydrographic Map of the Chain-O'-Lakes, Waupaca County Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: This 1898 map shows the contour depths of the Chain O' Lakes in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, and includes 15 cross sections of the lakes. Roads, parks, the W...
Map or Atlas

Sectional and Township Map of Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Date: 1870
Description: This 1870 map of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, cities and villages, and lakes and streams.
Map or Atlas

Waupaca County

Date: 1974
Description: This map includes a diagram on the bottom left margin showing civil towns, a township numbering system, state highways, roads, lakes, and a legend on the r...
Map or Atlas

Map of Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Date: 1874
Description: This map shows townships and sections, land ownership and acreages, churches, schools, cemeteries, roads, railroads, and projected railroads. The map inclu...
Map or Atlas

Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Date: 1901
Description: This map shows landownership and acreages, townships and sections, and selected buildings.
Photograph

James Peterson in Rowboat

Date: 1914
Description: View from grassy shoreline looking down at James Peterson, as a young boy, sitting in a rowboat looking over his shoulder back towards the shoreline. He is...

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