Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-16 of 16

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...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Pickerel

Date: 1910
Description: Two men stand staring at a giant pickerel fish laying on a long, wooden horse-drawn sled. The scene takes place in an industrial district, including a lumb...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Big Pike

Date: 1910
Description: A group of working class men stand staring at a giant pike fish resting on a long, wooden horse-drawn sled. The scene takes place in an industrial district...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Trout on Truck

Date: 1976
Description: Photomontage of a giant trout resting on the back of a bright red flatbed pickup truck. Children look on with awe; one is pointing at the trout. White curs...
Photograph

Mirabella Ice Company Fish Store

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: Men stand around a fish hanging from the ceiling inside the wholesale and retail fish store owned by the Mirabella Ice Company. The original caption reads:...
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

Carp Fishing

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

Canning Carp

Date: 11 1936
Description: A man wearing a long leather apron, cap and gloves is operating a machine that secures lids to cans. Written on the reverse of the print is the description...
Photograph

The Net Mender

Date: 07 1951
Description: A man repairing fishing nets wound on large reels at a fishery.
Photograph

Preparations

Date: 07 1951
Description: A man preparing nets wound on large reels for fishing. A row of tubs are in the foreground and a shed is in the background.
Postcard

Fishermans Shack

Date: 1932
Description: Text on front reads: "Fishermans Shack, Wis Point, Superior Wis." A man peers around the corner of his tar paper covered fishing shack on Wisconsin Point. ...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: