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Trout Fishing

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Elevated view of a man wearing a plaid shirt, waders, and a hat with flies tucked in the band casting into a stream. The caption on the negative envelope reads: "Trout fishing in the swirling white waters of a Wisconsin trout stream."

Date Created:
June 1938
Creator:
Chicago and North Western Railway Company

Publication Information

Creator Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Date Created June 1938

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 13 x 18 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin Conservation Department photographs and films, 1930-1957
Call Number (W534)825

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013OCF
Legacy ID
WHi 133789

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