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Map Kiosk at Copper Falls State Park

Date: 1939
Description: Man looking at a map of Copper Falls State Park, which is on display to assist visitors.
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Rustic Stairway

Date: 1940
Description: People descending a rustic stairway leading down to the trail along the Bad River.
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Man looking over Copper Falls in Mellen

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the falls. There are three men at the top of the falls.
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Shingle Mill Near Mellen

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view of the shingle mill near Mellen, with five men, probably employees, posing on and near the outdoor stairway of a building. From bottom to top...
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Shingle Mill Workers Pose near Bunkhouse

Date: 1895
Description: Shingle mill workers and a young boy pose in front of the men's bunk house. They are, as numbered on the photograph: 1. Jas Clark 2. Charles Elzea 3. Red M...
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Shingle Mill Workers

Date: 1895
Description: Shingle mill workers posing outside the cook shanty while the mill was shut down for repairs. They are, left to right as numbered on the photograph: 1. Joh...
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Beach at Copper Falls State Park

Date: 07 1940
Description: The bathing beach and bath house at Copper Falls State Park. Two swimmers are sitting and standing on a dock with a platform.
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Swimming at the Bad River

Date: 07 1940
Description: Two boys and two girls swimming at the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. One of the girls is diving off the dock that also has a platform. In the backg...
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Two Painters Paint Side of Building

Date: 09 18 1961
Description: Two painters sit on an elevated, wooden plank suspended between two ladders. They are painting the side of the "County Power and Light Co" building. The bu...
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Copper Falls Waterfall

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Description: Elevated view of Copper Falls on the Bad River. Four people, one man and three women, are posing on rocks at the top of the falls. Surrounding burned-over ...
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View of the Combination Building

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior view of the building under construction, with two men working on the side of the log building on wooden scaffolds. This is probably on the site of...
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David and Joan Obey

Date: 1988
Description: Congressman David Obey and his wife Joan on Martin Hanson's pontoon. He was a good friend of the Obeys and was inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hal...
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Copper Falls

Date: 08 1952
Description: Copper Falls in Copper Falls State Park. The falls are on the Bad River. A group of people are standing on the rocks on the right. Trees are in the backgro...

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