Photograph
Spoonbill Catfish

A dead spoonbill catfish ("Polydon Spathula") found by former Dane County Coroner Wayne Fisher in a pothole along the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac. The fish is extremely rare as a result of having been over fished. |
Image ID: | 41886 |
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Creation Date: | 03 14 1945 |
Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
City: | Madison |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | PH 6442.0479A |
Original Dimensions: | 2.25 x 3.25 inches |
One of two images. A third missing image was published in the Wisconsin State Journal on March 18, 1945. |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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