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Wisconsin Conservation Department Display

Date: 10 06 1948
Description: Wisconsin Conservation Department Display.
Manuscript

Committee of a Thousand Letter

Date: 07 1957
Description: Letter from Mrs. F.L. "Dixie" Larkin of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to The Wisconsin Conservation Department regarding the use of DDT to control Dutch Elm Diseas...
Photograph

Smokey Bear with Poster

Date: 1950
Description: Smokey Bear cub with a fire-prevention poster bearing his namesake. The poster has three bears, and the text reads: "Please Folks, be extra careful this ye...
Photograph

Wisconsin Float in New York

Date: 09 19 1937
Description: View towards a group of people looking at a float, built on the bed of a truck, representing the Wisconsin Conservation Department. The float is stopped on...
Print

Relax in Wisconsin

Date: 
Description: Promotional stamp for Wisconsin tourism. Shows the outline of the state with an arrow crossing from northeast to southwest and bears the slogan "relax in W...
Photograph

Chief Oshkosh Statue

Date: 1936
Description: Chief Oshkosh's statue and grave. Located in Menominee Park, formerly North Park.
Postcard

"Queen Marinette" Residence

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Description: Inset of head and shoulders portrait of "Queen Marinette" along with a depiction of her home, which was one of the earliest houses in Marinette. She was th...
Photograph

In the Dining Room

Date: 1940
Description: A view of the dining room in the shelter house at Point Beach State Forest. There are sturdy log picnic tables set with glasses, silverware and tablecloths...
Photograph

"End of the Trail"

Date: 
Description: View of the bronze sculpture entitled: "The End of the Trail."
Photograph

Smokey Bear with Girl

Date: 1950
Description: Smokey Bear cub with Judy Bell in front of a fire-prevention poster featuring the character for whom the young bear was named.
Photograph

Forest Poster

Date: 1943
Description: A photographic copy of a World War II era poster which extols the value of forest products in the American war effort. There are vignettes illustrating the...
Photograph

Girl Scout Camp

Date: 09 12 1938
Description: Four large canvas tents form a semicircle in an open wooded area near a lake. Girls Scouts, some in uniforms and other in casual summer attire, are posing ...
Photograph

Amphitheater at Stand Rock

Date: 1936
Description: An elevated view towards a Native American man wearing a feathered headdress and a young girl of European descent standing in front of a tepee on the stage...
Photograph

Tourist Information Booth

Date: 1942
Description: A young woman in a light-colored dress is standing behind a counter as an older man is writing in a notebook. He is holding a tourism brochure for Boulder ...
Photograph

Hikers

Date: 1939
Description: A young man wearing a cap and sunglasses is posing standing with his right hand resting on a rock formation. He is holding a Kodak Brownie No. 2A box camer...
Historical Essay

Photo Copy Service Photographers Capture the Essence of Madison - Image Gallery Essay

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