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Pesticide Spraying

Date: 1925
Description: Loading an airplane with calcium arsenate in order to spray for the hemlock looper pest in Peninsula State Park. This is believed to be the first such use ...
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Picnic Point from Farms

Date: 03 24 1913
Description: Picnic Point from the University Farm fields, now known as Observatory Hill.
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Bird's-Eye View of Town

Date: 1930
Description: View from hill of a farm near a pond. There are homes along the far shoreline, and a lake and hills in the far background.
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Bird's-Eye View of Coon Valley

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Coon Valley from a hilltop. Trees are on either side of the frame. In the city, there is a cemetery, church, and field of crops.
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Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1925
Description: View of Coon Valley. Tall plants cover the lower portion of the frame. The landscape is includes homes, fields, and hills.
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Bird's-Eye View of Business District

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of an urban main street in the foreground and a rural landscape in the background.
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Mud Lake

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view, looking northeast, across Mud Lake with North Bay in the background, showing cultivated fields and wooded land.
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Europe Lake

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the northern tip of the Door Peninsula, looking north. Europe Lake is in the center, with Europe Bay to the right. Plum Island and Washingto...
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Northern Door County

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view looking northeast, with Rowley's Bay in the foreground. Europe Lake is to the left, with Europe Bay and Newport Bay separated by a narrow peni...
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Europe Lake

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view over northern Door County, looking northeast across Europe Lake and Europe Bay toward Plum and Washington Islands. Farm fields and orchards con...
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Europe Bay

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view, looking north, across the beach and pier on Europe Bay to Europe Lake and beyond to Washington Island. The land south (to the right) of Europe...
Postcard

Greetings from Bear Lake

Date: 1967
Description: Aerial view of Bear Lake, with surrounding forests and farms. Caption reads: "Greetings from Bear Lake."
Photograph

Trout Lake Nursery, First Furrow

Date: 05 1911
Description: View across field towards a number of men working to clear a field. There is a team of horses pulling a plow to create a furrow, with a pine forest in the ...
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Group Portrait of the Association of State Foresters

Date: 10 28 1936
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the state foresters at a meeting of the National Association of State Foresters in Wisconsin, October 28-30th.
Postcard

Greetings From Crandon

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of town, showing all of Lake Metonga in the background. Caption reads: "Greetings from Crandon, Wisconsin."
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James Zimmerman

Date: 05 28 1964
Description: Outdoor portrait of Jim Zimmerman, the school forester, standing in a field.
Map or Atlas

Existing Land Use, Washburn County, Wisconsin

Date: 1970
Description: This map shows colored-coded land use with a legend in the bottom margin. Land classifications include: Year-round Residential (yellow), Seasonal Residenti...
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Man Plowing Rough Land

Date: 09 14 1925
Description: Rear view of a man plowing rough land with a McCormick-Deering 15-30 tractor near forest.
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Barree Coulee from St. Joseph's Ridge

Date: 1953
Description: Elevated view along a hillside into a valley, with forests, buildings, and crop fields. Caption reads: "Barree Coulee from St. Joseph's Ridge, La Crosse Co...
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Green Lake

Date: 06 1952
Description: View across a prairie. Groves of trees, a herd of cattle, and a lake are in the distance.

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