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Aerating Potter's Lake

Date: 02 1977
Description: A man is standing behind a snow fence next to a surface aerator. Water is pouring down or up the machine, breaking the surface tension of the lake. Snow is...
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Taking Oxygen Samples

Date: 02 1977
Description: A man is kneeling on the ice and snow at Potter's Lake. He is running a machine that is testing the oxygen levels in the water, while recording the results...
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Governor Knowles after a Fox Hunt

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, holding up a dead fox hanging from a pole, after a hunt. Two other foxes are hanging on the lef...
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Governor Knowles Pheasant Hunting

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, standing in a snowy cornfield. He is holding a hunting rifle, and a dog on the left is pointing...
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Hunting Geese

Date: 1967
Description: A hunter is pointing his rifle into the sky and aiming for a goose flying overhead.
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Walleye Fishing

Date: 1971
Description: Elevated view of many groups of people sitting in motorboats fishing on the Wolf River.
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Man with a Carp

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Description: A man is holding up a carp with his hands (classified by the DNR as a rough fish).
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Gun Violation

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Description: View from passenger side of truck towards a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden leaning into the open door of the truck and pointing at a rifl...
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Inspecting Ice Fishing License

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Description: Three men are standing in or near the door to an ice fishing shack. One man is holding a fishing pole, and another man is standing in the open doorway of t...
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Snowmobiler Check

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Description: A warden of the Department of Natural Resources is checking the permit of a man sitting on a snowmobile.
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Examining PCB Levels in the Sheboygan River

Date: 10 1978
Description: Two men are standing on the rocky shoreline of the Sheboygan River. One man is holding a shovel in his right hand and a glass jar in his left hand. The oth...
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Break while Snowmobiling

Date: 03 1978
Description: A family of five are outdoors standing around or sitting on their two snowmobiles as they take a break to drink and eat.
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Picnic at Governor Dodge State Park

Date: 10 1978
Description: Sadie Tvedt of Mount Horeb, standing and pouring from a thermos liquid into her husband Melvin's cup. A plastic container of food and a picnic basket are s...
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Drilling for Water

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Description: A man is operating a drill to connect a house to a water supply.
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Well Digging

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Description: A man is operating a drill to create a well near a home under construction.
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Water Shortage

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Description: Two men are working a pump from a truck to a house.

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