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Elderly Man Posing with Fish

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Description: A studio portrait of an elderly man seated with a pipe in his mouth holding a large fish (probably a Muskellunge or Northern Pike) in front of a painted ba...
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Yahara River Hearing by Dane County Park Commission

Date: 07 13 1949
Description: Dane County Park Commission meeting to hear complaints regarding dead fish in the Yahara River. Stoughton Mayor Truman Felland is standing at the right, te...
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Two Fishermen with Their Catch

Date: 08 03 1949
Description: Carl A. "Cully" Kessenich (left), and Carl J. "Cully" Bach display seven walleyes caught in Lake Mendota. A third party to the fishing outing was Carl "Cul...
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Sports Fisherman Leroy M. Kreisler with His Prize Catch

Date: 09 12 1949
Description: Sports fisherman Leroy M. Kreisler, Monona, holding the thirty-eight pound sturgeon he caught in the Wisconsin River near Okee. The fish measured thirty-fi...
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Confiscated Sturgeon

Date: 1942
Description: Warden Kramer and an assistant hold up confiscated sturgeon caught with illegal snag lines.
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Governor's Fishing Expedition

Date: 09 25 1937
Description: Governor Philip Fox La Follette (center) together with Governors Horner (Illinois) and Kraschel (Iowa) pose in front of the fish they caught during a fishi...
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Dead Fish in the Yahara River

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Al Koppenhaver, a game warden for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, holding a bucket of dead fish that were removed from the Yahara River belo...
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Dead Fish in the Yahara River

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Two Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources employees removing dead fish from the Yahara River near the Johnson Street bridge. The fish were evidently ki...
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Portrait of Seated Man Holding a Trout

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man posed sitting sideways in a chair. He is holding a large trout by the mouth with ...
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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:...
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Men with Fish

Date: 1925
Description: Two unidentified men pose with ten fish attached to a board in front of a canvas backdrop.
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Wisconsin Idea Theater Group

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Description: Members of the Wisconsin Idea Theater Group in costume, one man posing dressed as a fisherman, a woman as a bathing beauty, and another person as a giant f...
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Sigurd Olson with Catch of Fish

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Description: Sigurd F. Olson, displaying his catch during a family vacation in the Quetico-Superior region.
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Stocking Fish

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Description: Conservation advocate Sigurd F. Olson stocking smallmouth bass in the canoe country near the Minnesota-Canadian border.
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Contest

Date: 02 18 1952
Description: Shelia O'Neil (left), a finalist in the University of Wisconsin Prom Queen contest, holds up a fish (yellow perch) as part of her "Fishing for Votes" campa...
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Governor Knowles Prepares for Fishing Season

Date: 04 1965
Description: Governor Warren Knowles holding a fishing pole and a fly. He is seated at a table covered in fishing tackle and additional fishing gear hangs on a rack at ...
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Delbert and Mike Esser with Fish

Date: 05 05 1952
Description: One of the finest catches reported to date for the trout season is that pictured with its captors. Delbert Esser and his son, Mike, Cross Plains, landed t...
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Union Man Fishing in Secession Pond

Date: 1860
Description: A man dressed in a blue jacket and light blue trousers fishes in a "SECESSION POND." He is sitting on the Union flag. His fishing line has a Union flag on ...
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Fishermen For Hire in front of their Store

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Description: Four fishermen for hire stand with fish and fishing equipment in front of their store. The store features a doorway entrance with an open storage area.
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Fishermen Showing Their Catch On Ocean Avenue

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Description: Fishermen show off their catch on Ocean Avenue in Manasquan Beach. Several dwellings and buildings, a road, automobiles, power lines, and a flag pole are ...

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