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Indian Canoe
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Text on front reads: "Indian Canoe" and "Greetings from Tomah, Wis." On reverse: "Camp of berry-pickers, man, wife, and children. Camp site on a beautiful lake shore, where canoe is used as a means of transportation between camp and berry fields located on distant lake shore. Thousands of bushels of blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and cranberries are picked annually for market from the wild lands of the North by Indians. Berry picking is a profitable occupation for hundreds of northern Indians."
1907
E.C. Kropp Co.
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Camp Osoha for Girls
1921
Text on front reads: "Shore Line, Camp Osoha for Girls, Trout Lake, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Trout Lake, Wisconsin. A distinguished camp for girls 6 to 18 years. Established 1921. Ideal location, s...
The Beach, Audubon Camp
June 24, 1964
Text on front reads: "The Beach, Audubon Camp. Sarona, Wis." A view of a wooden dock and lake from the shore. Three people are in a canoe, with a floating raft behind them. Two power boats are tied...
Greetings from Shawano
July 20, 1960
Text on front reads: "Greetings from Shawano, Wis." A scene of a beach in autumn with canoes tied up to a pier. Two people relax on the shore with a chair and umbrella, and another person is in a c...
Evening on Trout Lake
June 27, 1947
Text on front reads: "Evening, Trout Lake, Wisconsin." As the sun sets, a group of men on a pier watch another man in a canoe on the lake. A sailboat is moored a bit farther out and a rowboat is pu...
Camp Brooklyn
1915
Text on front reads: "Camp Brooklyn, Lake Kegonsa." One man and two women are boating on Lake Kegonsa. Cottages, trees and docks line the shore.
Big Chief and His Best Friend
1915
Text on front reads: "Big Chief and His Best Friend. Greetings from Tomah, Wis." A Native American man in indigenous dress poses in front of a log cabin, and his horse on the right.
