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Loggers Dining at Camp

Date: 1907
Description: Loggers at dinner in the woods north of Glen Flora. The man in the center is filing his saw.
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Indian Sugar Makers

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Description: Illustration of an Indian (possibly Menominee) camp of sugar makers.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1404; Laying Up For Wind And Drying Out

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Description: Group of eight men sitting on shore around a fire, with the river and a boat in the background.
Drawing

Indian Sugar Camp

Date: 1850
Description: Chippewa Indian Sugar Camp. Plate 61, preceding p. 199, vol. I, The Indian tribes of the United States: their history antiquities, customs, religion, ar...
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Camping with an International Travelall

Date: 1971
Description: Color advertising photograph of a family singing by a campfire near a Travelall 1010 truck and a Mallard camper. A man is in the foreground chopping wood f...
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Making Maple Sugar

Date: 1919
Description: A child is standing on a log lying on the ground in a clearing. There is a barrel on the left, and a campfire in the background.
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Production of Maple Syrup

Date: 1927
Description: Man in "sugar bush" (grove of maples) boiling down maple sap in production of maple syrup. Probably Wisconsin.
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Homeless Man near Fire

Date: 1969
Description: Overhead view of a homeless man sitting by a fire in a large barrel.
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Men around Campfire

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A group of three men crowd around a campfire before much of the festival audience arrives. A large pile of firewood is on the left next to them. In the bac...
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River Drivers Lunch

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Description: Log driving crew sitting down for lunch on the bank of a river (probably the Trap River or Rib River). There is a batteau at the water's edge, and one man ...
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Making Maple Syrup

Date: 04 1957
Description: LuRay Arms and Otis Arms tending a fire while making maple syrup outdoors.
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The Arms Men Making Maple Syrup

Date: 04 1957
Description: Three men from the Arms family making maple syrup outdoors. From left to right are: Lewis, Bernard, and Otis Arms.
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Hauling Maple Sap

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Description: Three men hauling maple sap to an outdoor, wood-burning stove using two horses. One man is standing and holding the reins to the horses while the other two...
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Cooking Maple Sap

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Description: Two men are cooking maple sap over a wood burning cauldron in a clearing. One man is feeding the fire with logs while the other man is pouring in the sap. ...
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Pouring Maple Sap into Vat

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Description: Harvey Blue, standing next to a wood burning fire pit. He is pouring maple sap into a large vat, which is in a forest clearing.
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Sawing Logs

Date: 01 1928
Description: Two men use a crosscut saw to cut a hemlock log while a third watches. A splitting maul and a splitting wedge rest on a tree stump in the foreground. Smoke...
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Bavarians Grilling Sausages

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. Grilling sausages over an open fire.
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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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Camp Sidney Cohen Family Campout

Date: 02 1959
Description: Two men cooking food wrapped in foil on a grate over a fire outdoors. One man's sleeve has a patch that reads: "Family Camping, MFCA Milwaukee." A child is...
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Deer Friend

Date: 1950
Description: A deer is standing next to a man as he is boiling maple sap over a fire pit in the woods at Blue Farm. Steam and smoke are rising up into the air. On the r...

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