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| Date: | 08 08 1914 |
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| Description: | View of men, women and children sitting on benches near picnic tables set out under trees. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Two forest rangers are posing on horseback. Handwritten on front: "Forest Rangers at Trout Lake Station." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of a fire fighting crew posing with buckets and shovels. They are battling the Big Falls Forest Fire. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Big spring on Lake Mendota Drive. [Merrill Springs or sometimes Merrill's Spring] |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | The University of Wisconsin from Picnic Point. Buildings that can be seen are Bascom Hall with dome, the Students' Observatory, Washburn Observatory, the D... |
| Date: | 03 24 1913 |
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| Description: | Picnic Point from the University Farm fields, now known as Observatory Hill. |
| Date: | 05 19 1914 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of Iowa and Wisconsin beekeepers in the woods with houses in the background. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of North Branch Street. Caption reads: "North Branch Street, Wabeno, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Saint Clara Academy, formerly known as Saint Clara College. Caption reads: "Saint Clara College — Sinsinawa, Wisconsin". |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | An elevated view of town. A church is on the left, houses are in rows on the right. Caption reads: "Made-For-Club-House — Niagara-Wis.—". |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Hunters dragging deer from woods. In the center is Frank Langeois, son of Joseph Jr. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Man riding on horse-drawn Weber wagon. The man appears to be demonstrating the wagon's "swivel reach coupling," which was meant to prevent twisting of the ... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Three men are driving an automobile along a dirt road in a wooded area. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a hiking trail winding through the forest. Some trees are showing autumn color. Caption reads: "Brule River State Park, Wisconsin. Al... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the Lower Falls on the Brule River flowing through the forest. Some trees are showing autumn color. Caption reads: "Brule River ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an urban main street in the foreground and a rural landscape in the background. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Movie poster using a heavily retouched film still for "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y,'" a western genre film. Shown is actor Roy Stewart playing Calumet Marston ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Movie poster using a heavily retouched film still for "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y,'" a western. Shown on the right is actor Roy Stewart, playing Calumet Marst... |
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