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Men Fishing with Murrow

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Description: Edward R. Murrow and two men fishing from a boat on a northern Wisconsin lake.
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Governor La Follette and Governor Horner on Fishing Trip

Date: 09 25 1937
Description: Governor Philip La Follette (Wisconsin) and Governor Henry Horner (Illinois) enjoy a laugh in the boat during a fishing trip.
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Gypsy Rose Lee Fishing

Date: 1950
Description: Gypsy Rose Lee (aka Louise Hovick, 1914-1970) with a large muskie she caught in a northern Wisconsin lake.
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Hall's Motel

Date: 07 1957
Description: Mr. Hall posing with large fish in front of Hall's Motel.
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Fishing on the Wisconsin River

Date: 1967
Description: A man is sitting in a boat holding a fishing pole on the Wisconsin River near Tower Hill State Park. A black dog is sitting towards the front of the boat.
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Murrow and Son Fishing

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Description: Edward R. Murrow, with a young boy (possibly his son Casey), displaying a Northern Pike they caught while fishing on a lake in northern Wisconsin.
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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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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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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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Edward R. Murrow Fishing

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Description: Edward R. Murrow sits in a boat smoking a cigarette, having just caught a Walleyed Pike while fishing in a lake in northern Wisconsin. His unidentified com...
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Edward Murrow with Fishing Rod

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Description: Edward R. Murrow stands with his fishing pole while smoking a cigarette on the shore of a lake in northern Wisconsin.
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On the Wisconsin River

Date: 1935
Description: View across water towards an unidentified man sitting in the stern of a small boat, holding a fishing rod. A younger man, sitting forward, is rowing. There...
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Governor Knowles Fishing at Teal Lake

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, standing on the shoreline of Teal Lake holding a fishing pole.
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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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Murrow and Son by Boat

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Description: Edward R. Murrow with a young boy, (possibly his son Casey), several unidentified men and a game warden next to a lake in northern Wisconsin with their boa...
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Fisherman before Spectators

Date: 1873
Description: View across lake towards fisherman casting before spectators. Gibraltar Rock, northwest of Lodi, Wisconsin, is in the distance.
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Cave of the Dark Waters

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Description: Looking out of the Cave of the Dark Waters through the Reflection Arch. A person dressed as an "Indian" is standing just inside the cave opening, appearin...
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Lake Wisconsin at Summerville Park

Date: 1926
Description: Lake Wisconsin at Summerville Park. Boathouses, docks and fishing boats are along the shoreline.
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Governor Knowles with a Rainbow Trout

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, holding up a rainbow trout at Teal Lake. He is holding his fishing pole in his right hand, and ...
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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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