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Lake Mendota Skin-Divers

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Lake Mendota skin-divers, Dick Charmley and Gary Davies, shown with fish that they have harpooned. Dick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Charmley, 20 Paget ...
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Lake Mendota Skin-Divers with Harpoon

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Skin-divers Dick Charmley and Gary Davies with harpoon in Lake Mendota preparing to fish. Dick Charmley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Charmley, 20 Paget ...
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Skin Divers Posing with Fish

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Dick Charmley and Gary Davies standing on the shore of Lake Mendota with a fish (carp) they caught while spear fishing.
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Skin Divers Examining Diving Equipment

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Dick Charmley and Gary Davies examining their apparatus for skin diving and spear fishing in Lake Mendota.
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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: Helen Viktora and Magdalen Viktora ice fish on Lake Mendota.
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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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Seining Carp

Date: 05 21 1951
Description: Three men seining carp.
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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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Wisconsin Felton Sporting Goods Store Window

Date: 04 27 1953
Description: Fishing store window display "Husky Musky" at the Wisconsin Felton Sporting Goods Store.
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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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Alvina Niebuhr / Northern Pike Spawning Campaign

Date: 07 17 1953
Description: Mrs. Alvina Niebuhr is shown holding the "winning" contribution can in the campaign to finance the purchase of a northern pike spawning and rearing area in...
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Yahara Fishermen's Club Percharee

Date: 01 17 1954
Description: Oscar Darey leaves Lake Mendota carrying his limit of 25 perch carried after 90 minutes of sub-zero weather.
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Yahara Fishermen's Club Percharee

Date: 01 17 1954
Description: Portrait of Oscar Dary at a fish weighing station.

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