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Photograph

Planting Trout

Date: 04 26 1936
Description: Planting trout in Waupaca County. Left to right on bank: S.A. LaVoilette, Joe Samz, Lloyd Pinkawski, Edwin Kargewski, W.M. Geiger, G. Moder, Billy LaVoilet...
Photograph

Band Excursion

Date: 08 25 1912
Description: A band excursion on the sternwheel excursion, "Thistle." The sternwheel was previously named "J.H. Crawford."
Photograph

Photographer's Son in Boat

Date: 
Description: Laurie Peterson, son of the photographer, plays in boat. The photograph was originally titled "The Lone Boatsman".
Photograph

Lone Fisherman

Date: 
Description: View across water towards Laurie Peterson, son of the photographer, fishing from a rock on a misty morning near the family home.
Photograph

Carl A. Peterson Fishing

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline of the photographer, Carl A. Peterson, taking a moment to light his pipe while fishing from a boat near the family home.
Photograph

Canoeing on Rainbow Lake

Date: 1945
Description: Couple canoeing under partly cloudy skies with sun dappling the water on Rainbow Lake, Chain O' Lakes.
Map or Atlas

New London

Date: 1871
Description: Birds eye map of New London depicts street names and street locations, houses, trees, the bridge, Wolf River, and the bayou. At the bottom of the map, a re...
Map or Atlas

Waupaca, Wis.

Date: 1871
Description: Bird's-eye map of Waupaca.
Map or Atlas

Weyauwega, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Weyauwega.
Photograph

Fox River and Atlas Paper Company

Date: 
Description: View of paper mill on the river.
Photograph

Aerial View of Downtown

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view of downtown Big Falls and the Little Wolf River. The Little Wolf River is at lower right.
Photograph

Little Wolf River

Date: 06 20 1965
Description: Aerial view of the Little Wolf River.
Photograph

Big Manitou Falls

Date: 1940
Description: Big Manitou Falls with trees and observation area.
Photograph

Menomonie Indian Reservation

Date: 1920
Description: Sign for the toll road at Big Smoky Falls on the Wolf River. The sign reads: "Big Smoky Falls of the Wolf River. Many years ago before 1925 there was no ro...
Photograph

Aerial View of Iola

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view of downtown.
Photograph

Iola Mill

Date: 
Description: Mill race at the Iola Mill.
Photograph

Indian Crossing

Date: 1925
Description: View of the Indian crossing at Chain O' Lakes.
Photograph

Taylor Lake

Date: 1940
Description: View of Taylor Lake and the entrance to Chain O' Lakes.
Postcard

Aeroplane View of Chain O' Lakes

Date: 1910
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."
Photograph

Aerial View of Scandinavia

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view looking west-northwest over Silver Lake.

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