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Paddling Upstream
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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 evidence of a prior forest fire.
1940
Wisconsin. Conservation Department
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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.
Canoeing
1940
View across water towards six women, three in each of two canoes, are smiling as they paddle near a shoreline in the background. There are buoys farther out in the water in the background on the ri...
Picnic on Shore of Flambeau River
1940
A man, sitting on a wooden bench, and a woman, sitting on the ground, are enjoying a picnic on the shore of the Flambeau River. There is an open plaid metal picnic hamper, utensils and thermos bott...
Rustic Footbridge
1940
A rustic log footbridge crosses the Bois Brule River at the Superior Brule Club.
Running Little Falls
1935
View from rocky shoreline towards three young men in a canoe running the Little Falls rapids on the South Fork of the Flambeau River.
Cottage Scene, Eagle Crest Resort
1940
Photographic postcard view across water towards two waterfront cottages, shaded by birch and other trees. There is a wooden canoe pulled up to the shore on the left. The cottages feature small, enc...
