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The Shack
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The annotation on the photograph says: "Another picture of the shack - blankets hanging out. Indian Al."Another version of this photograph is annotated: "This is the shack. The door part is where we live and the back is a combination garage and tool shop."
1910
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CLH and Ranger Mac
1911
Cornelius L. Harrington and Ranger McNeel planting tree seedlings at the Trout Lake nursery.
First Structure Built at Trout Lake
1910
This building was used for cooking and eating. The clothesline on the left has clothes hanging on it. Neal Harrington has written on the postcard:"Trout Lake. First structure erected here. Also fir...
Planting Camp North End of Trout Lake
May 1911
Trout Lake was the site of the first forest planting or nursery. This camp was at the north end of Trout Lake.
East Shore Trout Lake
1912
View across water of the east shore of Trout Lake. Caption reads: "East Shore. Trout Lake, Vilas Co. Wis."
Pete Christensen at Trout Lake
Hand-colored portrait of Pete Christensen leaning on a porch post in front of a building. He is wearing a hat slanted against the sun.
Trout Lake Timber
1912
Photographic postcard of a stand of tall trees in the forest at Trout Lake. A hat is hanging on the trunk of a tree in the center.
