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Mirabella Ice Company Fish Receiving Area

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: View of the dock area used by Mirabella Ice Company's wholesale and retail fish store. Men are standing and sitting near the receiving area, and boats are ...
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Boat Powered by International Power Unit

Date: 02 24 1939
Description: The boat Popeye floats in front of a bridge carrying five male passengers. The boat was powered by an International PD-80 Diesel power unit owned by...
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Fishing Boat Interior

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view of a fishing boat powered by an International PD-40 power unit and owned by Julius Dettloff. A man stands at the boat's wheel.
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Milwaukee Fishing Boat

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of a boat owned by Julius Dettloff docked along the edge of a river. The boat was powered by an International PD-40 power unit; in the backgr...
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Fishing Boat

Date: 1938
Description: Two men stand to the rear of a 44-foot fishing boat marked Frank Braeger. The boat was owned by Julius Detlaff and powered by an International PD-80...
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Rock Island

Date: 08 20 1964
Description: View over fishing boat of Rock Island, as seen from Jackson Harbor.
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Fishing Village

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of a fishing village at Gills Rock, at the tip of the Door County Peninsula. Two boats, many nets, and three men are visible, along with a ...
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A. Booth Packing Co. Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the A. Booth Packing Company of Bayfield, Wisconsin, dealing in "Oval Brand Oysters, Fish & Canned Goods," with a three-quarter view of the com...
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Carp Fishing

Date: 07 1968
Description: Two fisherman pull in a net of carp fish on Lake Winnebago.
Postcard

Frank Braeger Fishing Boat

Date: 1931
Description: The Frank Braeger is moored on the shore of Jones Island with steam issuing from the pipe, with the crew posing on the boat. In the background a man...
Postcard

Two Fishermen from the Frank Braeger Fishing Tug

Date: 1931
Description: Two smiling fishermen stand before their fishing nets on Jones Island. There are floats attached to one net and a barrel with a jacket on top of it.
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Commercial Fishing

Date: 01 27 1955
Description: A commercial fishing boat on Lake Michigan despite the fact that it is 10 degrees below zero. Ice coats various parts of the ship. On the right, fish are f...

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