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Bucks in the Velvet

Date: 1935
Description: Two eight point bucks are standing in dappled shade at the edge of a wooded area.
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Cutover Forest Area

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Description: Forest area that once furnished employment for settlers, but through lack of reforestation was considered almost worthless at the time this image was creat...
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Fall Scene in Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1950
Description: Sunshine brightens autumn oak and maple leaves along a narrow road identified as Razorback Trail. There are also birch and evergreen trees in the woods.
Map or Atlas

Topographic Base Map : Township No. 40 N, Range No. 9 E, Vilas County

Date: 1952
Description: This Wisconsin Conservation Dept. map shows sections, roads, rivers, and lakes in the Town of Cloverland, Vilas County, Wisconsin as of February, 1952. It ...
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Children Feeding a Fawn

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Description: Two young children feeding a fawn at Trout Lake.
Map or Atlas

Topographic Base Map : Township No. 43 N., Range No. 6 E., Vilas County

Date: 1952
Description: This Wisconsin Conservation Dept. map shows sections, roads, rivers, and lakes in the Town of Presque Isle, Vilas County, Wisconsin as of March 1953. It do...
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Boulder Lake in Boulder Junction

Date: 1940
Description: View of trees along a fence in front of Boulder Lake.
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Planting Seedlings

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Description: Planting seedings at the state nursery at Trout Lake.
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Canoeing at Sunset

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Description: Two people in a canoe on St. Germain Lake at sunset.
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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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Planting Pike

Date: 1935
Description: Two unidentified men, working from a boat or raft, are dumping the contents of milk cans into the waters of a lake. There are small cottages on the shore i...
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Bass Lake

Date: 1958
Description: Reeds and lily pads growing in the waters of Bass Lake. Trees line the far shoreline.
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St. Germain Lake

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Description: View of St. Germain Lake at sunset. A boat is moving across the lake.
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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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Northern Highland State Forest

Date: 1935
Description: A single lane unpaved road is winding through a wooded area of pine, birch, and other trees.
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Canoeing on Trout Lake

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Description: View from shoreline of three people canoeing on Trout Lake.
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Family Canoeing on Trout Lake

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Description: View across water towards a family of three canoeing on Trout Lake.
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Canoeing on Trout Lake

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Description: View from shoreline through trees towards a family canoeing on Trout Lake.
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Girl Feeding Rabbit at Aqualand

Date: 1967
Description: A girl is sitting on the ground feeding an albino rabbit from her hand.
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"The Old Woman that Lived in a Shoe" House

Date: 08 1968
Description: View of "The Old Woman that Lived in a Shoe" house in Pleasure Island Amusement Park.

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