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Fishing Village

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Description: Snow-covered buildings of a fishing village on Rock Island (also known as Pottawatomie Island).
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Fishing Nets on Mississippi River

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Description: Fishing nets and implements and boats along the shoreline of the Mississippi River, with buildings visible in the background.
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Jones Island

Date: 1912
Description: A fishing settlement. Small buildings and boats line a bay, with sand and a piece of driftwood in the foreground.
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Jones Island

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Description: Elevated view of Jones Island fishing community in Milwaukee Harbor. Several shacks are visible as well as many fishing nets on net rollers. Ice on the wat...
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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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Gordon Cottage

Date: 1915
Description: A boat with an outboard motor is tied to the rustic log pier; a second boat is overturned on an extension of the pier. There is a fish net hanging over the...

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