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| Date: | 06 01 1936 |
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| Description: | Bridge and truck trail constructed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workmen to facilitate forest fire prevention and control. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company nursery. |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | River with distant hills behind a town. An island is in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a canoe on the St. Croix River with wooded areas on both sides within the Interstate State Park. Established in 1900, Interstate Park was... |
| 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: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A color, pictorial map. Scale: 10 miles to the inch. Shows state parks and forests, proposed state parkways, proposed state monuments and memorials, nation... |
| 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: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Group of four standing on the rocks along shore of the Wisconsin River at the Wisconsin Dells. |
| Date: | 07 1940 |
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| Description: | The bathing beach and bath house at Copper Falls State Park. Two swimmers are sitting and standing on a dock with a platform. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two rustic stairways leading down to the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. At the bottom of the stairs is a sign telling the geological story of Copper... |
| Date: | 09 1937 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Copper Falls at Copper Falls State Park. |
| Date: | 09 1937 |
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| Description: | View upriver of the rapids above Tyler Falls at Copper Falls State Park. In the distance you can see a bridge across the river. |
| Date: | 07 1940 |
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| Description: | Two boys and two girls swimming at the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. One of the girls is diving off the dock that also has a platform. In the backg... |
| Date: | 09 17 1961 |
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| Description: | View down hill towards backwater area of the Wolf River, near it's source, surrounded by thick woods. Crop marks indicated by photographer. |
| 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: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Black and white postcard view of Cedar Island Lodge, located on the Brule River, owned by Henry Clay Pierce, businessman and financier. It was dubbed the S... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Includes images of Flambeau River State Forest and a description of, canoeing and recreational activities in, and general park and forest information about... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | This map shows Wisconsin’s pinery region. Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Winnebago, Green Bay, the Wisconsin River, and the Mississippi River are label... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | This map shows in different colors virgin timberland, second growth timber, pasture belt, crop-pasture belt, intensive crop-pasture belt, intensive pasture... |
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