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Spearing Fish in Winter

Date: 1884
Description: Small group of Native Americans spearing fish through ice on a river. Mountains can be seen in the background.
Photograph

Fish Catch from Lake Mendota

Date: 09 25 1957
Description: Caption reads: "The Lake Mendota fish population was reduced this week by this fine catch of crappies, white bass, and bluegills by Madison's expert fisher...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Boys Camping Scrapbook: Features

Date: 1942
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with highlights of the boys summer camp at Camp America Williams: "backwards" day, with a line of boys dr...
Photograph

Catch of Fish at Lake Namakagon

Date: 1930
Description: View of a pile of fish on a stringer lying in the grass, these fish may have been caught on Lake Namakagon. A person's hand appears at the top, holding the...
Photograph

Man Holding Fish at Cormican's on Clam Lake

Date: 1938
Description: A man wearing a hat stands on the steps of the front porch of a cabin holding up a large fish at Cormican's on Clam Lake.
Postcard

Louie Spray's 59½ lb. Muskie

Date: 1930
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...
Photograph

Man with Fish and Automobile

Date: 1933
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man wearing boots, pants, shirt, sweater and hat holding a large fish by its gills while standing in front of an automobile.
Photograph

Man with Fish at Voss' Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man wearing boots, a jacket and hat holding a large fish next to a building and sign that says "Voss Birchwood Lodge, Strictly Modern...
Photograph

Man with Fish at Voss' Birchwood Lodge

Date: 1936
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man wearing boots, a sweater and hat holding a large fish and standing next to a building and a sign that says "Voss Birchwood Lodge,...
Photograph

Men Posing with Fish

Date: 
Description: Two men are posing standing on the left with their catch of fish. Another man is sitting on the ground with a dog under a tree on the right. All three men ...
Photograph

Deep Lake

Date: 1928
Description: View down slope towards Deep Lake. There is a girl standing in a rowboat at the shoreline. She is holding up her catch of the day. In the background a man ...
Photograph

A Fine Meal — Caught Near "Old Timers" Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Group portrait of four men standing behind a row of fish on a stringer. Two large muskies are in the center. The men are standing in front of a two-story l...
Postcard

The Big Muscalunge [sic] 53 1/2 inches, Weight 40 lbs

Date: 1909
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...
Photograph

Lifting Nets on Lake Superior

Date: 
Description: Four fishermen in a boat lift nets on Lake Superior. The far shoreline is in the background.
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 97-102

Date: 
Description: The measure of solitude fades in the ripples
and there are more prizes than there are fish
Photograph

Man and Boy with Fish

Date: 
Description: A man and boy stand on a landing in front of two boats with water and a far shoreline in the background. They are holding up their catch of fish.
Photograph

Young Men Show Off Their Fish

Date: 06 1930
Description: Tom and Bill O'Dea pose with a large Northern Pike in front of their parent's garage door on Park Street. They are wearing one piece coveralls and boots. T...
Photograph

Gary McKenna Holding a Fish

Date: 08 22 1959
Description: Gary McKenna holds a fishing rod and small fish in one hand and a flashlight in the other. The boy won the flashlight as a prize for being the first to cat...
Postcard

William Schmitt Fishing

Date: 1913
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...
Photograph

A Fisherman with his Catch

Date: 1950
Description: A fisherman poses on rocks with his fishing pole and a stringer of fish.

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