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1. 1911 Planting Camp North End of Trout Lake - 1911 Planting Camp North End of Trout Lake

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2. 1912 Main Bldg: Wisconsin State Forest - 1912 Main Bldg: Wisconsin State Forest

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3. 1912 Proposed Forest Reserve Map - State of Wisconsin's Collection Report of the State Forester of Wisconsin. For 1911 to 1912. Madison Wisconsin: Democratic Printing Company, State Printer, 1913. p. 103. Public documents of the state of Wisconsin being reports of the various state officers, departments and institutions for the fiscal term ending June 30, 1912

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4. 1912 Trout Lake Timber - 1912 Trout Lake Timber

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5. 1912 View from the Site of Norway Spring - 1912 View from the Site of Norway Spring

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6. 1913 Along the Bank of Trout Lake - 1913 Along the Bank of Trout Lake - railroad grade

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7. 1913 Forest Protection Lookout - 1913 Forest Protection Lookout

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8. 1913 Neal's Camp Somewhere - Title is likely in error. Part of Forest Reserve in WI Neal's Camp Somewhere

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9. 1914 Latest thing in transportation - 1914 Latest Thing in Transportation - Two men sitting on the ground near a 1914-1916 touring car.

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10. 1915-1916 Excerpt from Biennial Report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin - Excerpt from Biennial Report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin Biennial Report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin For the Years 1915-1916. Madison Wisconsin: Cantwell Printing Company, State Printer, 1916 Excerpt from Biennial Report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin Biennial Report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin For the Years 1915-1916. Madison Wisconsin: Cantwell Printing Company, State Printer, 1916 Report of the State Forester of Wisconsin. For 1915 to 1916. Madison Wisconsin: Democratic Printing Company, State Printer, 1913. p. 103.

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11. 1915 Curtiss flying boat on Trout Lake - 1915 Curtiss Flying Boat at Trout Lake - a bunch of men sitting around and near a flying boat. View from shoreline of Trout Lake of a group of six men posed with the pilot, possibly Jack Vilas, on an early seaplane or flying boat floating in the water at the shoreline. The six men are dressed in work clothes and hats. This is an early use of an aircraft to detect forest fires.

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12. Bill Summers' photos from CCC Camp Mercer. 1933-1942 - Bill was the Project Superintendent at Camp Mercer for most of its existence and was well respected by supervisors, staff and enrollees. He was on staff at the time the Camp was closed and dismantled in 1942.

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13. Booklet commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in text and images. 1933-1942 - This booklet was published by the Wisconsin chapter of CCC alumni for the third Biennial Convention of the National Association of CCC alumni held in Eagle River, WI, September 1983. As it commemorates the 50th anniversary, this publication is a comprehensive look at this New Deal program and is rich with history and images from across the US.

    1983

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14. CCC Camp Mercer Pictorial Review (Yearbook) 1939 - This booklet shows the history, people and events of the Sparta District Company 660 Camp Mercer in 1939. Attached is the complete book, including District officers and support staff, as well as those specific to Camp Mercer. Also attached are excerpts from the booklet that pertain only to Camp Mercer. One page in the booklet has a signed handwritten note by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) were established as part of his New Deal after the Great Depression.

    1939

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15. Excerpts from the book "Forgotten Men The Civilian Conservation Corps" with highlighted references to Camp Mercer Project Superintendent Bill Summers. 1933-1942 - Author and Camp Commander Lt. Robert Allen Ermentrout recognizes the strong leadership qualities and successful supervisory approach of William (Bill) Summers during his time at Camp Mercer.

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16. fire fighter wagon -1912 abt - A wagon load of fire fighters. Wisconsin Historical Society Harrington Collection

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17. First Trout Lake Structure - 1912 - WHS First Structure Built at Trout Lake Wisconsin's History's Harrington Collection 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 first in Wisconsin forestry program. Built in winter-spring of 1910-1911. Cooking and eating place. Men slept upstairs if they liked that better than tents."

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18. Forest Ranger Boathouse Trout Lake - 1911 - Forest Ranger Boat House - Trout Lake Wisconsin's History's Harrington Collection A postcard showing the view along shoreline toward the new boat house constructed of Norway pine logs at Trout Lake.

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19. Mann's Resort Trout Lake - 1911 - Mann's Resort: Trout Lake Wisconsin's History's Harrington Collection A postcard sent by C.L. (Neal) Harrington to his sister Alice Harrington in Hurley, Wisconsin.

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20. Neal in the pines - 1912 - 1912 Neal in the pines

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