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Poling a Canoe
1940
River guide Bev Dennis is poling a canoe upstream through "The Falls" of the upper Bois Brule River. There is an armchair style seat in the front of the canoe and a high backed seat behind.
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.
Fox River Locks
1940
Photographic postcard view from shoreline looking downstream at the Fox River locks, with a bridge behind it. A boat is tied along the shoreline just below the docks. Two houses, facing each other ...
Paddling Upstream
1940
An unidentified man and woman are paddling their canoe against the current in the fast running Flambeau River. A small stand of leafless trees and blackened tree trunks on the banks provide evidenc...
Brule River Monument
1930
View of bridge and Brule River monument. Placed where the Brule River is crossed by the Memorial Highway from Superior to Brule and Ashland (Highway 2).
Poling a Canoe
1935
The description on the negative envelope reads: "David Sample, guide at Brule, Wisconsin, taking a tourist down the fast moving waters of the Brule River." Sample, standing, is standing and holding...
