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Amik, the Beaver

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Description: Beaver among twigs and small branches.
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Woodruff Fish Hatchery

Date: 1935
Description: Wisconsin Conservation Department fish hatchery near Woodruff.
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Wisconsin Conservation Warden

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Description: Wisconsin Conservation Warden checking on beaver traps.
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Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1938
Description: The main building at the Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery (aka Nevin Fish Hatchery, 3911 Fish Hatchery Rd.), of the Wisconsin Conservation Department.
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Smelt Wrestling

Date: 04 1939
Description: Two men smelt wrestling at the Smelt Carnival in Marinette.
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Bucks in the Velvet

Date: 1935
Description: Two eight point bucks are standing in dappled shade at the edge of a wooded area.
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Wisconsin Conservation Warden

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Description: Wisconsin wardens patrolling waters of Wisconsin in a canoe.
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Terry Andrae State Park Beach

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Description: White sand and breaking waves along the beach at Terry Andrae State Park.
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Columbia County from Gibralter

Date: 11 23 1949
Description: Elevated view of a field, with farmland, roads, houses, and groves of trees.
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Lake Monona View of The Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1946
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol building and the surrounding area from Lake Monona.
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Fire Fighting

Date: 1936
Description: Three men, members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, fighting a forest fire. Two of the men have shovels; the third is directing a stream of water from a...
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Cutover Forest Area

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Description: Forest area that once furnished employment for settlers, but through lack of reforestation was considered almost worthless at the time this image was creat...
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Illegal Snag Line

Date: 1942
Description: Warden Kramer and his assistant in a boat removing an illegal snag line from the Wolf River.
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Terry Andrae State Park Beach

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Description: The bathhouse and wooden boardwalks at the swimming beach, Terry Andrae State Park.
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Picnic Area at Interstate Park

Date: 1937
Description: Picnic and play area at Interstate Park, near the St. Croix River. Two girls swing as an adult male sits on a picnic table in the foreground with a child o...
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Planting Seedlings

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Description: Planting seedings at the state nursery at Trout Lake.
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Copper Falls in Winter

Date: 1950
Description: Snow and ice cover the upper portion of Copper Falls. There is also open water in the Bad River downstream from the falls.
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Forest Protection Float in Centennial Parade

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view over a crowd of people watching a parade. The Wisconsin Conservation Department float is coming down the road. It features a forest with taxi...
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Confiscated Sturgeon

Date: 1942
Description: Warden Kramer and an assistant hold up confiscated sturgeon caught with illegal snag lines.
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Governor La Follette and Governor Horner on Fishing Trip

Date: 09 25 1937
Description: Governor Philip La Follette (Wisconsin) and Governor Henry Horner (Illinois) enjoy a laugh in the boat during a fishing trip.

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