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Roy Goodland with String of Trout

Date: 05 01 1933
Description: Roy "Chubby" Goodland with a string of trout, caught near Ridgeway. He is wearing waders, has a creel hanging over his shoulder, and is standing in front o...
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Karl Smith with Muskellunge

Date: 06 09 1931
Description: Dr. Karl Smith is standing near his house at 1 N. Prospect Avenue. He is holding one end of a pole that is resting on a fence and displaying four muskellun...
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Chicago Traveling Club at McBride's Point

Date: 07 1875
Description: Chicago Traveling Club encamped at McBride's Point at Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota near Madison. An African American sits at the left foreground with pans ...
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Ice Fishing

Date: 01 03 1948
Description: Ice fishing on Lake Mendota. A traffic problem was created in the village of Maple Bluff during the weekend when hundreds of persons from all parts of sout...
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Ice Fishing

Date: 01 03 1948
Description: Hundreds of persons from all parts of southern Wisconsin descend on Lake Mendota to fish through the ice for perch and other pan fish. The picture was take...
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Fishermen with Sturgeon

Date: 09 22 1949
Description: Two fishermen, Frank Gratiot (president of the Yahara Fisherman's Club) and his brother Charles, display a 4.5 foot long, 50-pound Sturgeon they caught nea...
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Four Fishermen on the Westport Bridge

Date: 06 18 1945
Description: Four people fishing from the Westport bridge. Six people have lost their lives within the past eight weeks at this bridge.
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Fisherman Lester Shore

Date: 04 09 1948
Description: Police Officer Lester Shore, holding a "River Shiner" fishing lure, for which he holds a patent. It is a casting plug that has a metal lip and shaft and im...
Postcard

Tenney Park

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Description: A scenic view down sidewalk towards Lake Mendota. People are standing and looking out towards Maple Bluff in the distance. Caption reads: "Scene from Tenne...
Drawing

Waterfront on the Grounds of Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1863
Description: View of the shoreline on the Walker Castle grounds. Two men are boating while a young boy fishes from the shore.
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Fisherman Roy "Chubby" Goodlad

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fisherman Roy "Chubby" Goodlad is shown at the open trunk of his car loading in fishing poles, a tackle box, and hip waders in preparation for the opening ...
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Ed Thompson, Fisherman

Date: 10 19 1950
Description: Ed Thompson of 921 Jenifer Street is shown fishing along the shore of Lake Monona behind Fauerbach's Brewery, located at 651-3 Williamson Street.
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Fisherman on Shore of Lake Monona

Date: 10 19 1950
Description: An unidentified man fishing along the shore of Lake Monona behind Fauerbach's Brewery, located at 651-3 Williamson Street. Four Lakes Boat Company, 425 Sou...
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Ice Fishing on Lake Mendota

Date: 01 19 1951
Description: Mike Wagner, age 77, is shown "loaded down" with ice fishing equipment on Lake Mendota.
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Ice Fishing on Lake Mendota

Date: 01 19 1951
Description: Russ Bartholomew, left, and "Bud" Bond ice fish on Lake Mendota.
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Ice Fishing on Lake Mendota

Date: 01 19 1951
Description: Glen Dickerson of Sauk City ice fishes on Lake Mendota while sitting in front of a windbreak made of a grain binder apron.
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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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Wisconsin Symbols "Bucky Badger" and "Husky Musky"

Date: 12 24 1952
Description: Two Wisconsin symbols, the University of Wisconsin's "Bucky Badger" and the state's sports fishing logo, "Husky Musky," will be aboard the special train ca...
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A Tribute to Madison Dads on Fathers' Day

Date: 06 16 1953
Description: A photographic tribute to Madison dads on Fathers Day includes a portrait of Madison City Engineer John G. Thompson and his three sons, Jim Thompson, Dougl...
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Fishing in Cross Plains Creek

Date: 07 12 1953
Description: George Karls of Waunakee is shown fishing in Cross Plains creek.

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