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Tourist Information Booth
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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 Junction. There are photographs, maps and other brochures on the counter. Several posters are tacked to the knotty pine paneled walls, including a school zone safety poster, an advertisement for "8 Modern Housekeeping Cottages" in Boulder Junction and Manitowish, and Lawrence Beall Smith's 1942 War Bonds Poster featuring three children in the shadow of a swastika.
1942
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Boulder Lake at Camp Manitowish
circa 1920-1929
Colorized postcard of Boulder Lake. Pine trees are in the foreground and islands are below in the background. Caption reads: "Boulder Lake at Camp Manitowish, State Y.M.C.A., Boulder Junction, Wis."
Returning to Camp
1940
Photographic postcard view of young men and boys paddling canoes toward the shore of Boulder Lake. A canoe on the left bears the YMCA insignia. Other youth are working on small sailboats in the ba...
Boulder Lake in Boulder Junction
1940
View of trees along a fence in front of Boulder Lake.
Whiffle-Buck in the Northwoods of Boulder Junction
A whiffle-buck, a fictional creature made by combining antlers, fangs, and a head. It is posed as if it were peeking out from behind a felled tree. Caption reads: "Whiffle-Buck in the Northwoods of...
Railroad Station, Store and Hotel in Boulder Junction
1915
View looking towards railroad tracks and a station on the left, with a store and hotel on the right. A man is standing near the railroad tracks on the far left.
Girl Feeding Rabbit at Aqualand
1967
A girl is sitting on the ground feeding an albino rabbit from her hand.
