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Packing Smelt

Date: 1935
Description: The description on the reverse of the print reads: "Commercial fishermen hauling in their net and immediately packing the small silvery smelt into boxes fo...
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Ore Boat

Date: 1935
Description: Aerial view of crew members standing and sitting on the deck of the ore boat Captain Thomas Wilson in Ashland harbor.
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Allis Chalmers Plant

Date: 1935
Description: Vines are growing on the facade of the Allis Chalmers factory which extends the full width of this view. There are automobiles and a street car in the back...
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Fish Car

Date: 1935
Description: Two men are standing in front of a railroad car on railroad tracks. A blanket is hanging over a line tied to the railing of the car. On the reverse of the ...
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Fish Hatchery

Date: 1935
Description: B.O. Webster, superintendent of fisheries, on the left in an overcoat, and an unidentified man carrying a pail and dipper, on the right, are walking along ...
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State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1935
Description: View across the banks of raceways at the state fish hatchery at Wild Rose. Visitors are strolling along the raceway lined with birch trees. Caption reads: ...
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Planting Pike

Date: 1935
Description: Two unidentified men, working from a boat or raft, are dumping the contents of milk cans into the waters of a lake. There are small cottages on the shore i...
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Fishing Weir

Date: 1935
Description: A man kneeling on a wharf holds the bow of a canoe while two others stand nearby. The man at far right carries a long fishing rod. There is a trailer on ...
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Beaver Removal

Date: 1935
Description: A warden, wearing high laced boots and leather jodhpurs, is holding a beaver by the tail while standing in shallow water. A second man, wearing waders, is ...
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Tour at Game Farm

Date: 1935
Description: A well-dressed group of men, women and children have gathered on the lawn near one of the dormitories at the State Game Farm. A description on the reverse ...
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Woman with Muskie

Date: 1935
Description: A well-dressed, unidentified woman is standing next to a muskie hanging from a line. She is next to the porch of a large building, and there is an automobi...
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Tiger Muskie

Date: 1935
Description: An unidentified man standing on a lawn is holding a 48 pound muskie by a wood handled hook. There is a lake in the background, and on the right, the rustic...
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Trout

Date: 1935
Description: An unidentified man wearing bib overalls is posing on a pier holding a large trout. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "An 8½ lb. trout taken fro...
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Survey Crew

Date: 1935
Description: One man is sighting a transit level, and another man is holding a round metal post as a crew of six people "sets a corner" in a Jackson County forest. Ther...
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Telephone Linemen

Date: 1935
Description: A man with a hammer is working at the top of a telephone pole as a second man is watching from the ground. There is a third man near a man on another pole ...
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Planting Trees

Date: 1935
Description: A large crew of men are bending to their work of planting seedling trees into furrows. Each man is carrying a spade-like tool with a long handle, and a box...
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After the Fire

Date: 1935
Description: Two logging roads diverge in a stand of burned jack pine trees, dividing the scene into three parts. In the background, near the left branch of the road, t...
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Shelter House

Date: 1935
Description: View across lawn towards two men sitting on a log bench in the central open area of the shelter house at Council Grounds State Forest (now Council Grounds ...
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On the Wisconsin River

Date: 1935
Description: View across water towards an unidentified man sitting in the stern of a small boat, holding a fishing rod. A younger man, sitting forward, is rowing. There...
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"Sticky" at Little Norway

Date: 1935
Description: A man identified only as "Sticky" is posing standing on the lawn in front of a log cabin at Little Norway. He is wearing traditional Norwegian dress with e...

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