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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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Circus People with Fish

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Description: A crew of people from the circus, possibly Ringling Brothers, Barnum, and Bailey, holding up their catch after a fishing trip.
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Trout Fishing on Brule River

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Description: View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
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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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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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Men and the Spoils of Hunting

Date: 11 11 1933
Description: Four men posing with their dog and hunting trophies — moose, deer, bear, and fish hanging in the farmyard.
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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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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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Tall-tale Postcard: Catfish

Date: 02 1910
Description: Six men wearing black jackets and hats stand proudly in front of a giant catfish. The catfish rests on the bed of a horse-drawn sled. The text in the upper...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Pickerel

Date: 1910
Description: Two men stand staring at a giant pickerel fish laying on a long, wooden horse-drawn sled. The scene takes place in an industrial district, including a lumb...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Big Pike

Date: 1910
Description: A group of working class men stand staring at a giant pike fish resting on a long, wooden horse-drawn sled. The scene takes place in an industrial district...
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Tall-tale Postcard: The Daddy of Them All

Date: 08 05 1922
Description: Two fishermen on a lake catch a giant fish. Both of the fishermen are wearing hats and one is smoking a pipe. A dock and the tip of a boat are in the foreg...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Car in Lake with Fish

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Description: Three men in a old-fashioned car are driving in a lake and trying to catch two giant fish near the shore. One of the men drives while the other two are try...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Great Sport Fishing

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of three fishermen in a rowboat, seen from behind, trying to reel in giant fish. A shadowy forest is visible on the opposite side of the river...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Bringing Home One of Our Big Fish

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a giant fish laying on the back of a flatbed horse-drawn cart. A man is standing on top of the fish, holding the reins of the two horses. T...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Swallowed The Pole And All

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of a man pulling a giant fish into his rowboat. As the text box in the lower left corner--which reads "Swallowed The Pole and All"--suggests,...
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Man Holding Muskellunge

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Description: Man, probably Ira Bowen, holding a muskellunge in front of H.F. Lyon's barbershop on Water Street, between Main and Harrison Streets.
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First Coast Guard Rescue at La Pointe

Date: 1930
Description: Large group of fishermen standing on ice with catch of fish displayed on airplane wing near La Pointe, Madeline Island.
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Fisherman with Fish

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Description: A fisherman sitting in a boat is holding a cigar and posing with lake trout.
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Chequamegon Bay Fishermen

Date: 1955
Description: Three fisherman in a boat pulling in a net full of fish on Chequamegon Bay while a man and a boy look on.

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