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| Description: | A man waves his hat in the air as he rides the giant fish he just caught, using the pole as a reign. The card's caption reads: "Here's the fish I promised ... |
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| Description: | Altered photograph depicting a herring as though it was covered in fur. Caption at the top reads: "Fur herring to be found only in Rice Lake, Wis." No. 20... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A group of men on a lakeshore grapple with a giant pike. Two men pull on a rope hooked to the pike while two more stand ready with harpoon-like sticks. Ano... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of two men in a rowboat, one of whom is attempting to spear a giant fish with a forked spear, while the other is drinking out of a jug labeled... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a fisherman attempting to reel in a giant fish from a river. Beside him sits a few beer bottles and a bag. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 28 1933 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard in the Tall-Tale style. Two men standing on the shore are pulling a third man's leg out of a enormous fish's mouth. Two automobiles and ... |
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| Description: | Black and white postcard of the boat landing in front of Cliff House, a resort hotel, in Devil's Lake State Park. Two men show off their catch of seven fis... |
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| Description: | View of the bar at John Kinziger and son's Hunters and Fishermans Tavern. A man, presumably John Kinziger, stands behind the bar. The walls are covered wit... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of Alton Van Camp wearing a hat holding a huge record Muskie listed at "59 1/2 lb" caught by his friend Louie Spray. Caption reads: "Louie Spray's 59½... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a boy with a large muskie displayed on a table in front of him. Caption reads: "66 - The Big Muscalunge 53 1/2 inches, Weight... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard along shoreline of a group of people fishing at Rudolph Mill. Sherwin Gillett's wife's cousin, William Schmitt, is standing in the fo... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A colored map depiction of Door County, Wisconsin, with pictorial highlights, titled: "Door County — Wisconsin's Air Conditioned Peninsula Playground." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Fish display, showing a small girl standing in front of Walleyes caught at the resort on Catfish Lake, east of Eagle River off of STH 70. Caption reads: "'... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of two images: the one on the left is titled: "A Sample Catch" and is of three men holding the fish they caught, with a dog sitting a... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Postcard with the title: "Feely's Pike Lake Resort is the greatest place on earth for rest and relaxation." There is a photographic view of a man and woman... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a fish jumping out of the water to shake a lure in its mouth in the foreground, and a man sitting in a motorboat holding a fi... |
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| Description: | The Northwoods area, numbered K9GTQ, is highlighted yellow inside an outline of the shape of the state of Wisconsin. A muskie, a robin, a bear and a deer a... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Greetings from Island Lake, Wis." Handwritten at bottom: "A muskellunge — length 40 inches, weight 21 1/2 lbs." |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View across the banks of raceways at the state fish hatchery at Wild Rose. Visitors are strolling along the raceway lined with birch trees. Caption reads: ... |
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