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On Horicon Lake in the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: In April of 1860 Hölzlhuber took the railway from Milwaukee to Lake Horicon to visit the small town that was developing on its shore. Since the settlers we...
Photograph

Lake Katrina at Camp Brandenburg

Date: 07 23 1945
Description: Scenic view of Lake Katrina at Girl Scout Camp Brandenburg near Springfield Corners. Several girl scouts are below in the distance on a pier, and in the sh...
Photograph

Copper Mining Camp

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Description: Elevated view of a copper mining camp with desert hills in the background. Caption reads: "Greatest Copper Camp in the World, Ely, Nevada."
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Christmas Greetings from Idaho

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Description: A Christmas greeting card with a view of the Lapwai Native American encampment in Idaho. A number of tepees are circled around a large tent. Caption at top...
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Road to Joppa and Camp of Bedouin Arabs #1709

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. This is the road to Joppa and a camp of Bedouin Arabs. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wond...
Photograph

Champion Ginkgo Tree

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Ginkgo biloba judged to be the largest example of the species in Wisconsin in 1979. It was located at Covenant Harbor Camp at Lake Gen...
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Camp

Date: 1930
Description: Red poppies and other wildflowers are blooming in profusion near a camp of seven tents. Towels or laundry are hanging from clotheslines, and there is an au...
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Camp

Date: 1930
Description: View across field towards an automobile parked in front of a row of tents set up in a landscape of rolling hills. Two men are sitting at a table near the t...
Photograph

Camp

Date: 1930
Description: View across field towards an automobile, possibly a 1930 model Citroen, parked in front of a row of tents set up in a landscape of rolling hills. Two men a...
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Tents at Camp

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of tent camp, with Chugach mountains in background.

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