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| Description: | This map of Madison is also a brochure of activities for vacationers in the area. Includes indexes and some points of interest shown pictorially. |
| Date: | 04 16 1958 |
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| Description: | Tom Galloway fighting to land an 18-pound carp on the south side of Monona Bay. A good sized crowd gathered and two policemen had to direct traffic during ... |
| Date: | 07 23 1948 |
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| Description: | Small nickel-plated fish lure with float and hook, designed by S.R. Blackstone. |
| Date: | 03 24 1947 |
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| Description: | Prototype of "Sure Grip" fishing pole holder for carrying fishing poles on the top or sides of a car. Shows device with an advertising card attached that i... |
| Date: | 05 01 1933 |
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| Description: | Roy "Chubby" Goodland with a string of trout, caught near Ridgeway. He is wearing waders, has a creel hanging over his shoulder, and is standing in front o... |
| Date: | 09 28 1957 |
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| Description: | Two fishermen reflected in Monona Bay while standing on a dock. One man is wearing a hat and leaning on a long fishing pole, and the other man is standing... |
| Date: | 04 19 1954 |
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| Description: | Dale Jordan showing a fish, caught fishing with friends at Tenney Park. |
| Date: | 04 19 1954 |
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| Description: | Emil Thomas taking his beagle, BeBe, on a leash with him to fish. Walking along the dirt shore of the pond at Tenney Park, the dog is pulling on the leash,... |
| Date: | 04 19 1954 |
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| Description: | Rickey Holmes, David Dopkins, and Dick Quinlan digging for worms before heading to the Tenney Park lagoon to fish. Dick is using a shovel to overturn wet d... |
| Date: | 04 24 1957 |
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| Description: | Michael Larson of 1417 Fremont Avenue and Daniel O'Neill of 3114 Sherman Avenue try their fishing style amidst the trees at the Tenney Park lagoon. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | First fishing near Vilas Park on Murphy's Creek (now known as Wingra Creek.) Many people are set up to fish on both sides of the tree-lined banks. |
| Date: | 03 08 2015 |
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| Description: | View from rocks shoreline of people walking or fishing on the snow- and ice-covered lake near a red ice fishing hut. Other fishing huts are in the distance... |
| Date: | 01 2014 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline on a sunny day of snow-covered, frozen Monona Bay. People in the distance are standing or sitting near ice fishing holes and ice fishin... |
| Date: | 10 2013 |
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| Description: | Canadian geese floating near the shore on a lake. In the distance a fisherman is standing on a small boat reeling in his line. |
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| Description: | View across the Yahara River towards a tall smokestack on the opposite shoreline, with Lake Mendota in the background. Remnants of the foundation and suppo... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the State Board of Control, with vignettes, printed in blue ink, of various recreational scenes: fishing, playing golf, game bird hunting, an... |
| Date: | 06 1930 |
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| Description: | Tom and Bill O'Dea pose with a large Northern Pike in front of their parent's garage door on Park Street. They are wearing one piece coveralls and boots. T... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Scene along “Willow Drive,” later known as "University Drive," on the shore of Lake Mendota, showing the neo-Gothic carved bridge. View from shoreline of t... |
| Date: | 06 11 1956 |
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| Description: | R. Glenn Weiss and his son, Stephen, 18, look over some of their fishing equipment. |
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