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Spearing Sturgeon at the Dam #23

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Description: Spearing sturgeon at the dam in Kilbourn. There is a man with a sturgeon on a spear in the foreground, and another man with a spear is in the background. A...
Postcard

Jefferson Dam

Date: 1910
Description: View towards a dam in Jefferson. Two men are fishing from the shoreline in the foreground. The Woolen Mills are on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "...
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Dam

Date: 1910
Description: View of the dam across the Rock River near the Empire Mills. A man holding a fishing rod is standing in the foreground on the left.
Photograph

Men Fishing on Fox River

Date: 1960
Description: Slightly elevated view across water towards men fishing from a boat below the dam on the Fox River. Two other men are standing on the right shoreline near ...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Fish Near Dam

Date: 06 30 1916
Description: Three men attempt to pull a giant fish onto shore using a rope. A dam spans the length of the river in the background. Red text in the upper left corner be...
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Group of Men Fishing on Fox River

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men on the shore of Fox River, near the Fox River dam, fishing. There is a barge in the background.
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Men Fishing on Fox River

Date: 1900
Description: Group of three men fishing on the Fox River, with view of dam. There is a barge in the background.
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Men Fishing below Dam

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Description: Several men are visible using a large net to fish near the Depere [sic] Falls.
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Alexander Stewart Lumber Company

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Description: A view of the Alexander Stewart Lumber Company, at 502 3rd Street. Several men are fishing off the bridge/dam over the river.
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Men Fishing below Dam - Anaglyph

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Description: Several men are using a large net to fish near the Depere [sic] Falls.
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Cedar Falls Dam

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Description: View across water toward the Cedar Falls Dam, built in 1910. Men are standing in the river and fishing at the base of the dam.
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Below the Turtle Dam

Date: 1935
Description: Men fishing out of wooden rowboats on the Turtle flowage near the Turtle Dam on the Flambeau River.
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Old Mill Site

Date: 1895
Description: View from bridge towards a tall smokestack standing on the left side of the Yahara River where it is flowing out of Lake Mendota. Remnants of the foundatio...
Photograph

Sugar River Below Dam

Date: 1898
Description: View of the Sugar River below a dam. A man stands in the water fishing. Two others stand on the bank at left and one is seated on the dam. Three sticks are...
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Fishing Near the Dam

Date: 04 1900
Description: Men standing on either side of the river, fishing near the rough and ready dam. In the background is the Octagon House, built in 1854.
Postcard

Tilden Mill

Date: 1905
Description: View of Tilden Mill and dam on Duncan Creek. In the foreground two men are standing and sitting on a large, flat boulder. Caption reads: "Tilden Mill, Chip...
Photograph

Yahara River Dam

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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...
Drawing

Fisherman by Power House and Dam

Date: 05 06 1973
Description: Black ink line drawing of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. Puffy clouds fill the sky in the background and thick veg...
Painting

Man Fishing in Stream Below Dam

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Description: Painting of a man fishing in a stream below a dam.
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Fishing on Gordon Dam

Date: 1907
Description: Howard T. fishing from Gordon Dam on the St. Croix River.

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