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Sig Olson and Border Lake Outfitters

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Description: Sigurd Olson and customers at Border Lakes Outfitting Company, a company that provided guides and equipment for wilderness vacations during the summer. It ...
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Couples Camping at Mt. Tom Camp

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Description: Three couples posing for a group portrait in front of tents at Mt. Tom Camp. The woman sitting at center is holding a bouquet of flowers, and clothing is h...
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Winona Campers Hiking

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Description: A group of campers hikes through the woods while carrying their bedrolls and camping equipment. The view features trees, a mountain, and a lake in the bac...
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Five Men Holding Fish at Nature Lovers Paradise

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Description: View of five men standing outside holding full lines of fish they caught at Nature Lovers Paradise resort located on Jackson Lake. In the background are tw...
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Oak Grove Camp Ground

Date: 1927
Description: Four young people standing in front of the main office and general store at the Oak Grove Campground. A sign on a tree reads: "Fresh milk, cream, eggs and ...
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Playing Poker

Date: 1911
Description: L-R: Doc Copeland, Carl, and Bill Marr playing poker in the tent.
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Pan Fish

Date: 07 1939
Description: A young woman is standing and posing with a stringer of panfish in front of a car with a small travel trailer behind it. She is wearing a wide leg bib over...
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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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Girl Scout Camp

Date: 09 12 1938
Description: Four large canvas tents form a semicircle in an open wooded area near a lake. Girls Scouts, some in uniforms and other in casual summer attire, are posing ...
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Camping in Bradley Park near Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1940
Description: A woman wearing a bandana on her head is sitting at a picnic table talking with another woman who is standing in front of a tent-style camping trailer. Bot...
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Camp Supper

Date: 06 1938
Description: Three men are preparing supper over a small campfire at the edge of a wooded area. At right, two men are tending to food cooking in frying pans, while the ...
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YMCA Camp Wakanda

Date: 07 21 1954
Description: Three boys receiving craft instruction in how to braid thongs for use in making a pair of "Indian" moccasins from Dick Carman (right). The boys (left to ri...
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Going Camping

Date: 1932
Description: Four boys wearing light-colored summer clothes are posing beside a car with camping gear tied above the rear bumper. There is a second car parked ahead of ...
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Camping at the Dells

Date: 1905
Description: Four young women are posing sitting on the ground in front of a large tent. One man is standing behind the women at left, while another is sitting on a tre...

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