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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...
Photograph

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...
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

Conservation Department Retirees

Date: 09 16 1965
Description: Two members of the state Conservation Department being honored at their retirement. George Sprecher, left, assistant department director; and Lew Laughlin,...
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...
Photograph

Conservation Commissioners Honored

Date: 12 08 1959
Description: Wisconsin Conservation Department employees honor two retiring members of the Conservation Commission at a dinner at the Middleton Sportsmen's Club. Shown ...
Photograph

Lumberjacks Eating

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Description: Lumberjacks eating in a cook shanty; probably early twentieth century.
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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...
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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...
Photograph

Eagle Scout Forestry Camp 25th Anniversary Marker

Date: 1954
Description: Ten men are standing in a row in front of a sign marking the 25th anniversary of the Eagle Scout Forestry Camp. They are each holding an Eagle Scout trophy...
Photograph

Dining Room in Recreation Building

Date: 1940
Description: A view of the dining room at Point Beach State Forest. Tables are arranged in a "U" formation and are set with silverware, glasses and tablecloths. The rus...
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Ojibwa Graves

Date: 07 1936
Description: Wooden roof-like grave covers and fences mark the graves in a Madeline Island cemetery. There is also a wooden cross on the right. Originally named St. Jo...
Photograph

Uhrenholdt Memorial Forest Sign

Date: 09 1971
Description: Johanne Uhrenholdt Johnson, daughter of S.J. and Christine Uhrenholdt, and Frank Shafrik, Forester, are standing with a sign to the Uhrenholdt Memorial For...
Photograph

Wisconsin Roadside Council Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Date: 03 24 1965
Description: The Wisconsin Roadside Council celebrates its 25 year anniversary at a dinner at the Park Motor Inn. Shown (L-R) are Fred B. Trenk, Arena, University of Wi...
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Wisconsin State Historical Society Founders Day Banquet

Date: 01 28 1961
Description: Lois Elsener, left, and Mary McCann, both business office employees, take reservations from a group that includes, left to right, Walter F. Scott of the So...
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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...
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Oschwald Tomb

Date: 1935
Description: The tomb of Rev. Ambrose Oschwald (1801-1873), faced with fieldstone, is built into the hillside behind the Loretto chapel at St. Nazianz cemetery. White ...

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