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Loggers Dining at Camp

Date: 1907
Description: Loggers at dinner in the woods north of Glen Flora. The man in the center is filing his saw.
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Fisherman on a River

Date: 1942
Description: Man fishing for trout at edge of river.
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Planting Trout

Date: 04 26 1936
Description: Planting trout in Waupaca County. Left to right on bank: S.A. LaVoilette, Joe Samz, Lloyd Pinkawski, Edwin Kargewski, W.M. Geiger, G. Moder, Billy LaVoilet...
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Trail Through Pines

Date: 1905
Description: Trail through the pines between Chippewa Falls and Long Lake, Chippewa County.
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Men on Snowshoes

Date: 1935
Description: Winter scene with four men walking on snowshoes through a forest.
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Nicolet National Forest

Date: 01 01 1934
Description: Man in uniform leaning up against the base of a large tree.
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Gathering at Large Picnic

Date: 08 08 1914
Description: View of men, women and children sitting on benches near picnic tables set out under trees.
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Vilas Flying Boat

Date: 1915
Description: Jack Vilas (seated) in the Curtiss hydroplane he used to spot forest fires for the Wisconsin Conservation Department. (His companion is not identified.) Th...
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Forest Rangers on Horseback

Date: 1912
Description: Two forest rangers are posing on horseback. Handwritten on front: "Forest Rangers at Trout Lake Station."
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Big Falls Fire Fighters

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of a fire fighting crew posing with buckets and shovels. They are battling the Big Falls Forest Fire.
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Smokey The Bear, Woodsy Owl and Kids

Date: 06 05 1989
Description: People costumed as Smokey The Bear and Woodsy Owl play outdoors with children as a forest service worker looks on.
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Woman on Footbridge

Date: 1909
Description: Woman standing on footbridge in a forested area in Durwards Glen.
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Ban Hat Bay

Date: 1961
Description: Personnel on the mortar fire mission move toward the site in New Man's Land from which they'll fire. Laos.
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Menominee Women's Crew

Date: 1943
Description: Menominee women working to protect their white pines from blister rust.
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Logging on a Reservation

Date: 1909
Description: A group of Native American Indian loggers pose on piles of logs at the Courtes Oreilles Reservation.
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Birchcliff Lodge

Date: 08 1954
Description: Couple on a wooden bridge over a dirt road at Birchcliff Lodge.
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White Pine Forest Mapping

Date: 03 1939
Description: A man mapping a planted stand of white pines in Devil's Lake State Park. He is wearing snowshoes.
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Loading Big Log

Date: 1936
Description: Loading a large white pine log cut on the Menominee Indian Reservation onto a truck. The log was hauled to the Wisconsin State Fair for a display about the...
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Selective Logging

Date: 03 1938
Description: A large white pine being felled on the Menominee Indian Reservation. This photograph was taken to illustrate the tribe's selective logging practices.
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Blister Rust Eradication Crew

Date: 1935
Description: Slightly elevated view of a ribes eradication crew that was part of the white pine blister rust effort in a Barron County forest. The caption indicates tha...

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