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Keep Your Powder ...and Your Shoes Dry

Date: 11 15 1942
Description: Members of the 32nd Division crossing a river somewhere in New Guinea behind Colonel H.A. Smith, commander of the division. The much-decorated unit was or...
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Syl and Papa on Easter Morning

Date: 04 04 1901
Description: Syl and his father on Easter morning stand outdoors near trees in front of a small blanket set with eggs, candy, and a toy bunny and pig. In the background...
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Syl Carving his Name in Tree

Date: 03 10 1902
Description: Syl, wearing a sailor suit and cap, carves his name into a tree. To the left is a deck suspended over a steep hill. Below is a lake or river.
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Break on Patrol, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement soldiers rest by a river in Oriente Province while on patrol during the Cuban Revolution. They are sitting on a rocky bank of the riv...
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LaVerne Sterr

Date: 1949
Description: "LaVerne Sterr."
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Mink River

Date: 1923
Description: An unidentified man poses near a makeshift pier on the Mink River. A small boat with outboard motor is tied to the pier. The photographer's son Fedy (Ferd...
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Dam on Rock River

Date: 03 1990
Description: "A huge build-up of foam occurred below the dam on the Rock River."
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Fishing on Rock River

Date: 08 1998
Description: "Anglers try their luck on the Rock River (L-R): Logan Wilz, Joe Wilz, Carly Hren, and Chelsey Wilz."
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Woman on Wolf River

Date: 1940
Description: Woman seated on flat rocks, watching rushing water of the Wolf River.
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Two Girls Standing on Bridge

Date: 1913
Description: View from riverbank looking down towards two girls standing in the middle of a bridge along a road. They are looking over the railing at the water below. F...
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Jennie and Edgar Krueger Holding Two Carp

Date: 1902
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger holding a pole between them on their shoulders, with two carp strung up on it. They are standing on a bank next to a river, with a...
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Kruegers and Backhauses Fishing

Date: 1910
Description: Several members of the Krueger and Backhause families fishing along the bank of the Rock River. Mr. and Mrs. Backhouse and Florentina and Jennie Krueger ar...
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Dr. Lange

Date: 1905
Description: A well-dressed man is standing on the bank of the Montello River just below the dam, which was owned and operated by the Montello Granite Company. On the o...
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Jessie and Lucy

Date: 1905
Description: Sisters Jessie, left, and Lucy Underwood posing with their bicycles on the Montello River bridge in Montello. A man is standing in the far background on th...
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Tubing Down Apple River

Date: 1967
Description: A woman and three boys are tubing down Apple River.
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River's Edge

Date: 1967
Description: A group to children and young adults are sitting on a large rubber inner tube on the Apple River. "River's Edge" is painted on the side of the tube. On the...
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Floating Down Apple River

Date: 1967
Description: A woman and a group of children are playing on a large rubber inner tube on the Apple River. "River's Edge" is painted on the side of the tube. On the far ...
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Nice Catch

Date: 1937
Description: Jean A. Pope is smiling broadly while holding a stringer of five bass. He is also holding his rod and reel, and is standing on a small wooden pier. A descr...
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Camping

Date: 1935
Description: View from among trees towards three men working to pull up and secure three rowboats at a rustic log landing site on the Flambeau River. One man is still s...
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Picnic on Shore of Flambeau River

Date: 1940
Description: A man, sitting on a wooden bench, and a woman, sitting on the ground, are enjoying a picnic on the shore of the Flambeau River. There is an open plaid meta...

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