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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Fishing

Date: 1956
Description: Dwight D. Eisenhower and his brothers on a fishing trip proudly exhibiting muskies and northern pike on a Wisconsin lake. From left are Dwight, Edgar, Milt...
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Fishermen on Pike River

Date: 1945
Description: Two fishermen on rocks alongside the Pike River.
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Early Power Boat Used for Fishing

Date: 1900
Description: Steamboat on Long Lake owned by Lorenzo Newman of Chippewa Falls. It is anchored at Newman Peninsula on Long Lake near a wet boathouse. The boat was operat...
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Fisherman on a River

Date: 1942
Description: Man fishing for trout at edge of river.
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Salmon Fishing

Date: 10 07 1977
Description: Man and woman napping on the rocks with their hats down over their eyes as they fish for salmon.
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White Bass Run

Date: 1942
Description: People fishing for bass off dock.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Date: 07 1946
Description: Dwight D. Eisenhower, fishing with his brothers on Wisconsin Lake, proudly exhibit Muskies and one Northern Pike.
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Ice Fishing on Lake Superior

Date: 1942
Description: Two men and two boys standing on ice in front of a windsled. All four are holding lake trout.
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Fishing On Breakwater

Date: 1910
Description: Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater.
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Fisherman Unloading Gear from International Scout II Pickup

Date: 1976
Description: Color advertising photograph of a fisherman unloading gear from the rear of an International Scout II XL pickup near a mountain lake.
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Unloading Fishing Gear from International C-1 Wagon

Date: 02 08 1935
Description: Three men on a dock unloading gear from an International C-1 wood-paneled ("woody") station wagon for a fishing trip. One man is standing in a fishing boat...
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Fisherman Posing with International Scout Pickup

Date: 1961
Description: Advertising photograph of a fisherman posing with fish in hand on a beach in front of an International Scout pickup.
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Baiting the Hook

Date: 07 27 1941
Description: An elderly man looking blissful, sitting in a boat getting ready to cast his line.
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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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International Scout II Truck on Fishing Trip

Date: 1977
Description: Color advertising photograph of a man and woman with their fishing gear in front of their Scout II truck on the shore waving to a man in a boat.
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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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