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Baiting the Hook

Date: 07 27 1941
Description: An elderly man looking blissful, sitting in a boat getting ready to cast his line.
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Governor La Follette and Governor Horner on Fishing Trip

Date: 09 25 1937
Description: Governor Philip La Follette (Wisconsin) and Governor Henry Horner (Illinois) enjoy a laugh in the boat during a fishing trip.
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Elderly Man Fishing

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view over water towards an elderly man using a long pole to fish from a steep rock ledge on the opposite shoreline.
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Summer Scenes at Madison Parks and Beaches

Date: 08 03 1953
Description: Fishermen ranging in age from seven years to over seventy cast from the breakwater at Tenney Park.
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Carl Peterson at his Desk

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Description: Carl Peterson relaxing in a rocking chair at his desk. He is smoking a pipe and gazing up at a pair of mounted deer horns holding a fishing pole and rifle....
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River Fishing

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Description: View across water towards an elderly man standing calf-deep in the Bois Brule River holding fly rod.

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