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Men on a Riverbank

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph view of the Merrimac and Monitor Naval Battle cyclorama, painted by Théophile Poilpot. Men are standing on a riverbank in the foreground, and a...
Photograph

Camp and U.S. Life-saving Crew

Date: 
Description: A general view of two members of the U.S. Life-saving Crew in a boat, during capsize drill. Camp facilities are on the left riverbank in a wooded area. Cap...
Map or Atlas

Map of Daniel Boone Camps

Date: 
Description: A hand-drawn map of the Boone camps on the Kentucky River.
Map or Atlas

Northern Wisconsin Lakes

Date: 1925
Description: This map shows state trunk highways, county trunk highways, railroads, canoe trails, lakes, and free public camp sites. The map on the reverse also shows a...
Photograph

Camp Mercer on the Manitowish River

Date: 1934
Description: View of the cabins or bunkhouses of Camp Mercer across the Manitowish River.
Map or Atlas

Emergency Conservation Camps as of January

Date: 1936
Description: This 1936 Wisconsin Conservation Dept. map shows the locations of state forestry Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps, closed state forestry CCC camps, ...
Map or Atlas

Forest and Park Activity Map as of December 15, 1937 : [Wisconsin]

Date: 1937
Description: This Wisconsin Conservation Department map shows the locations of state forests, national forests, county forests, state nurseries, Indian reservations, st...
Map or Atlas

Bayfield County : Top o' Wisconsin

Date: 1967
Description: This tourist brochure for Bayfield County, Wisconsin, from 1967 includes a map of the county showing towns, cities and villages, highways and roads, railro...
Map or Atlas

Map of Florence County, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Shows roads, railroads, lakes, rivers, churches, and camps.
Map or Atlas

Map of Region of Little Kaukalin, Fox River

Date: 1800
Description: This map of the Little Kaukalin Region is ink on paper and shows Little Kaukalin Rapids, Black Bird Island, buildings, trails, meadows and woods, and a sug...
Historical Object

Joy Camps Scenes

Date: 
Description: Page from Sue Ann Hackett Blue Album displaying several scenes. Includes photographs of a girl near a bridge with rapids, campers canoeing, a lineup of som...
Photograph

Making Coffee at Camp

Date: 
Description: View of a man kneeling by a kettle over a campfire. Identified as camping at Perry Creek.
Map or Atlas

Land of Lakes, Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1952
Description: This map shows roads, foot and canoe trails, railroads, resorts, lookout towers, camps, national and state forests, Indian reservation, and types of fish i...
Map or Atlas

Boulder Jct.-Manitowish Waters (Lakes Area of Northern Wisconsin) : Including: Sayner, Arbor Vitae, Lac du Flambeau

Date: 1962
Description: This map shows roads, golf courses, ski areas, boat landings, camp sites, waysides, parks, beaches, scenic views, virgin timber tracts, airports, boys and ...
Map or Atlas

Big Eau Pleine Reservoir, Marathon County : Map No. 4504

Date: 1951
Description: This map shows land use, dwellings, resorts, camps, marshes, springs, dams, lake bottom composition, and access. The map includes a fish species table, geo...
Map or Atlas

Map of State of Wisconsin

Date: 1924
Description: This map shows roads, cities, rivers,lakes, road surfacings and camp sites. Included are portions of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan. Includes a le...
Map or Atlas

Oneida County- Where Nature Lingered Longer

Date: 1987
Description: This map shows federal highways, state or county highways, rivers, lakes, town roads, township boundaries, county boundaries, national or state forest, loo...
Map or Atlas

Minocqua Region, Top o' Wisconsin : The World's Most Concentrated Lake Region

Date: 1940
Description: This map shows lakes, roads, car trails, foot trails, railroads, resorts and camps, and fire towers. The map includes an inset location map and pictorial d...
Map or Atlas

The Great North Woods Tourist and Fishing District of Wisconsin

Date: 1941
Description: This map highlights the fishing district and shows labeled rivers, lakes, cities, county boundaries and points of interest. The map includes a list of trai...
Map or Atlas

The Great North Woods Tourist and Fishing District of Wisconsin

Date: 1922
Description: This map shows in red the NorthWestern Railway Line routes running from Chicago, Illinois to northern Wisconsin. The map includes cities and towns, lakes, ...

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