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Conservation Exhibit

Date: 08 1948
Description: Aerial view of the grounds of the Wisconsin Conservation Department exhibit at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition.
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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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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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Terry Andrae State Park Beach

Date: 
Description: The bathhouse and wooden boardwalks at the swimming beach, Terry Andrae State Park.
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West Wing of The Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the west wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Wisconsin Tourism Sign

Date: 
Description: Group of resort and hotel owners gathered in front of a Wisconsin tourism sign that reads: "Relax In Wisconsin." There is a building in the background.
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Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Date: 03 30 1953
Description: External view of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse (also called the Eagle Bluff Light), which is located in Peninsula State Park near Ephraim.
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View of Ephraim

Date: 1940
Description: A split rail fence in the foreground frames a view of Eagle Harbor and Ephraim from Peninsula State Park.
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Fourth Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1944
Description: Elevated exterior view of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol.
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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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Forest Protection Headquarters

Date: 1936
Description: View across street towards men and women standing in small groups outside the brick Forest Protection Headquarters building of the Wisconsin Conservation D...
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Fire Lookout Station

Date: 10 1936
Description: Fire lookout station at Mercer ranger station.
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Tank Cottage.
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Civilian Conservation Corps Employees

Date: 1937
Description: A group portrait of the Motor Transportation and Utilities Department of the Sparta District CCC. Jacob Spreuer, junior dispatcher, is in the second row.
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Shelter House

Date: 
Description: A shelter house at Devil's Lake State Park.
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Mercer Ranger Station

Date: 07 1936
Description: Elevated view of the Mercer Ranger Station from a watchtower.
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Hunter's Retreat

Date: 1950
Description: View of a snow-covered cabin in the north woods.
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Cranberry Marsh

Date: 07 1936
Description: Cranberry marsh with farm buildings in the far background.
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Cranberry Drying and Storage

Date: 1934
Description: Two workmen stack crates of cranberries in an open air drying shed. The original caption which was supplied by the Agriculture Department noted that Wiscon...
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Handling a Fire Hose

Date: 08 1940
Description: Two men, one wearing a pith helmet, are directing the stream from a fire hose over a body of water. There are several men in the background, some wearing W...

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