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Packing Smelt
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The description on the reverse of the print reads: "Commercial fishermen hauling in their net and immediately packing the small silvery smelt into boxes for shipment during the smelt run at Marinette, Wisconsin." The men are wearing heavy jackets over chest waders. One of the wooden boxes is labeled: "James Pederson Wholesale Fish Marinette Wis."
1935
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W013O25
WHi 130750
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