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Swimming at the Bad River
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Two boys and two girls swimming at the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. One of the girls is diving off the dock that also has a platform. In the background on the other side of the river is a building, probably the bathhouse.
July 1940
Sanborn, Eugene H.
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Beach at Copper Falls State Park
July 1940
The bathing beach and bath house at Copper Falls State Park. Two swimmers are sitting and standing on a dock with a platform.
Rustic Stairways Leading to Bad River
1940
Two rustic stairways leading down to the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. At the bottom of the stairs is a sign telling the geological story of Copper Falls and Brownstone Falls.
Bad River Gorge
View up the Bad River Gorge below Copper Falls at Copper Falls State Park.
Bad River Bridge
Two people on a rustic bridge over Bad River at Copper Falls State Park.
Rustic Bridge at Copper Falls
1940
People on a rustic bridge over river at Copper Falls State Park. A long log building is in the background on the other side of the river.
New Bath House
1938
View of the new bath house at Devil's Lake State Park, taken from the pier. Two small boats are pulled up to the shore and two girls are wading in the water on the left.
