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On the Ice
View across frozen lake towards cars parked on the ice near fishing huts. A shoreline lined with trees is in the far background.
Sid Fishing on Pier
View across water towards Sid, with a cigar in his mouth, sitting on a chair on a pier and fishing in a lake. The far shoreline is in the background.
End of the Ice Fishing Season
March 8, 2015
View from rocks shoreline of people walking or fishing on the snow- and ice-covered lake near a red ice fishing hut. Other fishing huts are in the distance. Trees and homes are along the opposite s...
Sid and Geese over Lake Mendota
Painting of Sid, wearing a hat, waders, and a coat, gazing up at a group of geese flying over Lake Mendota. A fishing rod is lying on the ice near a fishing hole.
Sid Fishing in Rowan Creek
View along shoreline towards Sid, sitting on the curved trunk of a tree growing low along the ground, fishing in Rowan Creek. He has a cigar in his mouth, and a fishing net at his side. The trees h...
Ice Fishing in Wisconsin
circa 1950-1959
Shoreline view of people and cars gathered near a frozen lake. A few cars and ice fishing shelters are visible in the background.
