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Fish Bait

Date: 08 02 1963
Description: Contestant baits her hook in Washington Park at the annual Milwaukee county park commission's fishing rodeo.
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Young Aldo Leopold

Date: 1899
Description: A young Aldo Leopold posing proudly with his bamboo fishing pole, stringer of perch and a dog. The family was on vacation in the Cheneaux Islands, near Mac...
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060 - Girl Prepares Fishing Hook

Date: 
Description: Young girl sitting in a rowboat on the water baiting a fishing hook. A metal can sits beside her on the seat. Original caption notes: "Perch, large and sma...
Historical Object

062 - Page from Joy Camps Album with Campers Fishing

Date: 
Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying four photographs of campers fishing. Upper left photograph is an elevated view of several campers in a boat fish...
Photograph

Jack with Fish

Date: 1914
Description: Jack Green proudly holding up several fish he caught. There is a log cabin in the background.
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Carl Holds a Large Fish

Date: 1910
Description: Carl posing outdoors holding a very large fish, with a fishing pole leaning against his shoulder.
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Jack with a Stringer of Fish

Date: 1914
Description: Jack (John) Greene is showing off his stringer of fish.
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Good Catch

Date: 1935
Description: View across water towards a boy sitting in the stern of a boat holding a stringer of five good sized fish, their tails in the water. A lure is hanging from...
Photograph

Fishing

Date: 1926
Description: Herbert E. Brumder, left, posing and holding a fishing net in one hand, and the rope to a fishing bucket in the other hand, while standing in front of a mo...
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Catch of the Day

Date: 1935
Description: Philip, left, and Herbert E. Brumder posing behind dozens of fish of several species which have been nailed to saplings suspended between trees.

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