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Wisconsin's First Capitol

Date: 1945
Description: Wisconsin Territorial Capitol, a building rented by the Legislature for 46 days in 1836. Caption from calendar: "Wisconsin's first Capitol — Belmont — Lafa...
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Men on Snowshoes

Date: 1935
Description: Winter scene with four men walking on snowshoes through a forest.
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Forest Rangers Using Phone

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Description: Forest rangers using an emergency phone on the back of a truck.
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Plow Furrows

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Description: Furrows plowed to stop a forest fire in Douglas County along County N, west of Solon Springs.
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Shelter House at Copper Falls

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior shot 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.
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Flambeau State Forest

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Description: Three men are sitting at the base of a large tree at Flambeau State Forest.
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Canoeing on Namekagon River

Date: 1935
Description: Two men in a canoe on the Namekagon River in northwestern Wisconsin.
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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...
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Planting Trees

Date: 1935
Description: A large crew of men are bending to their work of planting seedling trees into furrows. Each man is carrying a spade-like tool with a long handle, and a box...
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Peninsula State Park

Date: 1940
Description: View from pier towards a young couple sitting in the back of a wooden boat tied to a pier in Peninsula State Park. Fish Creek Harbor is in the background, ...
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Golf with a View

Date: 1940
Description: View down hill towards a man and a woman posing in the act of putting on a green of the golf course in Peninsula State Park. Eagle Harbor and the village o...
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Pasture Display

Date: 1940
Description: A portable exhibit in a box with a hinged lid has been set up on a stand covered with corrugated paper. A sign inside the box lid describes the benefits of...
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Copper Falls

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of the waterfall where the Bad River tumbles over the Keweenawan Trap Ledge.
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Ephraim from Peninsula State Park

Date: 1950
Description: Downtown Ephraim from Peninsula State Park, directly across the bay.
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Holy Hill

Date: 1950
Description: View looking up hill towards the Holy Hill monastery and church.
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Lake Okauchee Lighthouse

Date: 1935
Description: Lake Okauchee lighthouse. Buildings are in the background along a tree-covered shoreline.
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Shelter at Copper Falls State Park

Date: 1939
Description: The shelter house at Copper Falls State Park.
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Bear Cub

Date: 1940
Description: A black bear cub holding onto tree limbs while climbing a white pine sapling.
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Wolf Pups

Date: 1939
Description: An unidentified person is holding three wolf pups, or cubs, at the State Experimental Game and Fur Farm.

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