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Group picnic under a tree.
Group picnic under a tree. From the collection Edgar Gleim Maclay Glass Plate Negatives Collection, contributed by the Maclay Home, Tipton, Missouri.
Canoeing on the Current River
Canoeing on the Current River, 1991. From the collection Missouri Division of Tourism Photograph Collection, contributed by the Missouri State Archives.
Boys jump off river bluff
Boys jump off river bluff, Pomme de Terre Lake, 1991. From the collection Missouri Division of Tourism Photograph Collection, contributed by the Missouri State Archives.
Jennie Ware, Mary Ware, and Tom Gill, boating on the Piney River
Jennie Ware, Mary Ware, and Tom Gill, boating on the Piney River, circa 1910. From the Charles Elliott Gill Photograph Collection, contributed by the Missouri State Archives.
Mary Ware and Jennie Ware Lanier camping near Twin Springs
Mary Ware and Jennie Ware Lanier camping near Twin Springs, circa 1910. From the Charles Elliott Gill Photograph Collection, contributed by the Missouri State Archives.
Boys diving into the Black River
Boys diving into the Black River near Poplar Bluff. Gerald R. Massie, photographer. From the Secretary of State, Publications Division, Photographs Collection, contributed by the Missouri State Archives.
Swimmers in the Municipal Swimming Pool
Swimmers in the Municipal Swimming Pool, Springfield, circa 1940-1950. Gerald R. Massie, photographer. From the Secretary of State, Publications Division, Photographs Collection, contributed by the Missouri State Archives.
Marching band at the Missouri State Fair
Marching band at the Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, circa 1940-1950. Gerald R. Massie, photographer. From the Secretary of State, Publications Division, Photographs Collection, contributed by the Missouri State Archives.
Hoseback riding near Clinton
Hoseback riding near Clinton. Gerald R. Massie, photographer. From the Secretary of State, Publications Division, Photographs Collection, contributed by the Missouri State Archives.
Picnicking at Big Spring Park near Van Buren
Picnicking at Big Spring Park near Van Buren. Gerald R. Massie, photographer. From the Secretary of State, Publications Division, Photographs Collection, contributed by the Missouri State Archives.
Bernard Clark Gill
Bernard Clark Gill poses with his fish. From the Charles Elliott Gill Photograph Collection, contributed by the Missouri State Archives.