This has to be
one of my best finds as of late -- while up on eBay, I found a
postcard
of the 1931 Cecil Volunteer Fire Department at Camp Tivoli just
outside Cecil. Very cool as it was but it still gets even
better! The postcard was sent to my mother's first cousin Walter
Laedtke while he was serving in the military aboard the USS
Wyoming! So here it
is folks -- and I'm hoping you can help identify the people in the
picture. Picture Postcards are so very awesome but even
better yet is when you can attach a name to the face. And
like the sender of the card says "You know most of these
people..." Just send me an
email with the correct number and name and we'll update this
page -- I'm HOPING we can identify most of these men!
Also, if you know more
information on Camp Tivoli, I'd like to add that to the page as
well. Camp Tivoli was on Loon Lake, near Shawano Lake in
Wisconsin -- it was once the oldest Catholic boys camp in the
Midwest and was founded in 1925 by Walter E. Scott. A short
distance away was Camp Tekawitha which was the girl's camp.
And, if you have any single or
group photos or postcards that you would like to share and have
identified by our researchers online, just
email me for the details!
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Click here for a LARGER version
of this picture for easier identification.
And if you know
the identity of any of these men, please email me and we'll add
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UNIDENTIFIED #1
JOE PETERMAN?
Cecil Postmaster |
UNIDENTIFIED #2 |
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UNIDENTIFIED #5 |
IDENTIFIED #6
Ruben Schmidt |
UNIDENTIFIED #7 |
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UNIDENTIFIED #9 |
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UNIDENTIFIED #13 |
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UNIDENTIFIED #17 |
UNIDENTIFIED #18
(wearing eyeglasses?) |
UNIDENTIFIED #19 |
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UNIDENTIFIED #21
(possible mustache?) |
UNIDENTIFIED #22 |
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Postcard Back:
Postmarked August 7, 1931 4 p.m. Cecil, Wis.
"Hello Walt, The _ _ _ _ of the Cecil V. Fire Dept. B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
at Camp Tivoli, June 12th. You know most of them. Best Regards,
From Mrs. _ _ _ _ eSebellen
Mr.
Walter A. Laedtke
Marine Detachment
U.S.S. Wyoming
c/o N. Y. Postmaster
New York, N. Y.
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