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Ore Dock

Date: 08 1971
Description: Aerial view of an ore dock next to Hog Island. The town is in the distance. In the far background are the white storage buildings of the oil refinery.
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Cargo Ship "Henry LaLiberte"

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Description: View across water towards the cargo ship "Henry LaLiberte" sitting in a loading dock under a cargo crane.
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Dyeing Fingerlings for Later I.D.

Date: 1971
Description: A man is bending over and standing on a flat metal rail over a vat of water. The man is wearing a dust mask over his face, and is holding two screens dyed ...
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The Red Mill

Date: 08 1972
Description: View along shoreline towards a red mill building with a wood waterwheel on a river.
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Jaeger Rye Mill

Date: 07 1971
Description: View looking upriver towards the Jaeger Rye Mill, also known as the Danville Mill, on the left in front of a small dam. Trees are along the banks of the Cr...
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The Covered Bridge

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Description: A wooden covered bridge spanning a creek.
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Interstate Park

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view from bluff of the St. Croix River in Interstate Park.
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Fishing on a Pier

Date: 1967
Description: A young boy and girl are sitting on a pier looking out towards the lake. The boy is sitting on a post fishing with a fishing rod.
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Fishing as the Sun is Setting

Date: 1967
Description: Two children are sitting on a pier, silhouetted by the setting sun. The boy is holding a fishing pole in one hand, and pulling the fishing line in another ...
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Playing on Bradford Beach

Date: 07 1972
Description: A group of African American children are playing in the sand on Bradford Beach. Other children and adults are wading into the lake or are sitting on the sa...
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Canoeing on Trout Lake

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Description: View from shoreline of three people canoeing on Trout Lake.
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Family Canoeing on Trout Lake

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Description: View across water towards a family of three canoeing on Trout Lake.
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Canoeing on Trout Lake

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Description: View from shoreline through trees towards a family canoeing on Trout Lake.
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Merrimac Ferry

Date: 06 1971
Description: The Merrimac Ferry hauling cars across the Wisconsin River. A bridge across the river is in the background behind the ferry.
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Paddle Steamer

Date: 1968
Description: Tourists boarding a paddle steamer along the Mississippi River.
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Boating on a Lake

Date: 1967
Description: View towards two men riding in a red motorboat on a lake.
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Camping on Star Lake

Date: 1967
Description: View down slope towards a green tent pitched on a hill overlooking Star Lake. A man is cooking on a grill near the tent.
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Catching Trout

Date: 1967
Description: Close-up of a man leaning over the side of a boat and using a small net to scoop up a trout he has caught on the line of his fly rod.
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Rainbow Trout

Date: 05 1972
Description: Close-up view of a rainbow trout making a splash while fighting a fishing line on the Pine River.
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Rubber Raft Float Trip

Date: 1967
Description: Overhead view of a group of young people sitting in inner tubes splashing the water with their feet in the Apple River.

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