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Early Power Boat Used for Fishing

Date: 1900
Description: Steamboat on Long Lake owned by Lorenzo Newman of Chippewa Falls. It is anchored at Newman Peninsula on Long Lake near a wet boathouse. The boat was operat...
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Roy Goodland with String of Trout

Date: 05 01 1933
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...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Catfish

Date: 02 1910
Description: Six men wearing black jackets and hats stand proudly in front of a giant catfish. The catfish rests on the bed of a horse-drawn sled. The text in the upper...
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Fisherman Standing in Doorway

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Description: Fisherman with a pole and a fish on a line in front of an open barn doorway.
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Man Holding Muskellunge

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Description: Man, probably Ira Bowen, holding a muskellunge in front of H.F. Lyon's barbershop on Water Street, between Main and Harrison Streets.
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Children and Their Pets

Date: 04 02 1949
Description: Two large bowls of guppies are the center of interest for ten-year-old Gill and seven-year-old Fritz in the living room of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred...
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Man with Deer and Fish

Date: 1900
Description: Man posed at door of a hunting lodge with guns, deer carcass, and two Northern pike.
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Sports Fisherman Leroy M. Kreisler with His Prize Catch

Date: 09 12 1949
Description: Sports fisherman Leroy M. Kreisler, Monona, holding the thirty-eight pound sturgeon he caught in the Wisconsin River near Okee. The fish measured thirty-fi...
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Confiscated Sturgeon

Date: 1942
Description: Warden Kramer and an assistant hold up confiscated sturgeon caught with illegal snag lines.
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Fish Stocking Railroad Car

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Description: Interior view of a fish stocking railroad car which transports fry to the hatchery.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Caught in Rock Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of two largemouth bass hanging from the side of a building, with curious on-lookers observing the scene. The building is a dry goods store own...
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Mount St. Joseph

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Description: A view of the Museum and Science Room at Mount St. Joseph. Taxidermied birds and fish are arranged on the shelves of a display cabinet standing along the w...
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Fishermen Showing Their Catch On Ocean Avenue

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Description: Fishermen show off their catch on Ocean Avenue in Manasquan Beach. Several dwellings and buildings, a road, automobiles, power lines, and a flag pole are ...
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National Fishing Hall of Fame

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Description: View of the giant walk-through musky and other oversized fish at the National Fishing Hall of Fame. A small group of people is visible in the mouth of the ...
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Yahara Fishermen's Club Percharee

Date: 01 17 1954
Description: Oscar Lochner (right) watching a committee member wearing a fur coat and hat weighing his catch.
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Young Aldo Leopold

Date: 1899
Description: A young Aldo Leopold posing proudly with his bamboo fishing pole, stringer of perch and a dog. The family was on vacation in the Cheneaux Islands, near Mac...
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Public Museum Natural History Exhibit #959

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Description: Stereograph view of an exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. The exhibit features dinosaur bones and a preserved fish. Text at right: "Milwaukee and Vici...
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Fishing and Hydrographic Map of Lake Mendota, Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: A map of Lake Mendota that shows depths and the locations of various species of fish in lake. The maps also identifies a number of selected roads and stree...
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Man with Fish at Voss' Birchwood Lodge

Date: 1936
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man wearing boots, a sweater and hat holding a large fish and standing next to a building and a sign that says "Voss Birchwood Lodge,...
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A Fine Meal — Caught Near "Old Timers" Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Group portrait of four men standing behind a row of fish on a stringer. Two large muskies are in the center. The men are standing in front of a two-story l...

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