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Wisconsin Conservation Department Display

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

Citizens Natural Resources Association of Wisconsin Letter

Date: 07 21 1957
Description: Letter from Harold Kruse, President of Citizens Natural Resources Association of Wisconsin, to L.P. Voigt of the Wisconsin Conservation Department regardin...
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Edward Hein Retires from the Wisconsin Conservation Department

Date: 06 29 1959
Description: Edward Hein, age 66, retires from the Wisconsin Conservation Department after 24 years of service as the publications supervisor. Hein was honored at a ret...
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Fishing Display

Date: 1940
Description: A display by the Wisconsin Conservation Department erected in a large tent extols the value of smoking fish for food. There are posters identifying differe...
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...
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Smokey Bear

Date: 1944
Description: A figure of Smokey Bear is posed standing with a paw resting on a sign advertising the Wisconsin Conservation Department. Behind him is a sign with his mot...
Manuscript

Animal Protective League Letter

Date: 06 30 1957
Description: Letter from Marie Thompson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, President of the Animal Protective League to John Beale, Chief Forester at the Wisconsin Conservation D...
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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...
Print

Senate Bill 458

Date: 1947
Description: Pages one and Two of Senate Bill 458 regarding the depositing of toxic insecticides.
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Aerial View of Shelter House

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Description: Aerial view of a shelter house at Copper Falls State Park.
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Bad River

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Description: Aerial view of the Big Goose Neck in the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park.
Print

DDT: Its Effect on Fish and Wildlife

Date: 1946
Description: Cover of United States Department of the Interior Circular 11 entitled DDT: Its Effect on Fish and Wildlife by Clarence Cottam and Elmer Higgins. Th...
Print

Relax in Wisconsin

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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...
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Outdoor Life Exhibits

Date: 1935
Description: Entrance to a building housing "Outdoor Life Exhibits" by the Wisconsin Conservation Department. A number of people are in front of the entrance, and more ...
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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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Ore Boat

Date: 1935
Description: Aerial view of crew members standing and sitting on the deck of the ore boat Captain Thomas Wilson in Ashland harbor.
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First Forest Patrol Flight

Date: 10 15 1955
Description: Neil LeMany, Chief Forest Ranger at the Forest Protection Headquarters in Tomahawk, C.L. Harrington, superintendent of the Forest and Parks Division of the...
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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.
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Terraced Farm Land

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of terraced farm land with shocks of harvested corn. A farm is in the valley and trees cover much of the hills.

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