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Fishing Display

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A display by the Wisconsin Conservation Department erected in a large tent extols the value of smoking fish for food. There are posters identifying different fish species and describing fish harvesting by seining. A sign overhead reads: "Smoke Your Own." Smoked fish are displayed in a case, center, with different smoking equipment set up at right. At far right, a man is writing at a desk obscured by a small pine tree.

Date Created:
1940
Creator:
Wisconsin. Conservation Department

Publication Information

Creator
Wisconsin. Conservation Department
Date Created
1940

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013OC5
Legacy ID
WHi 135408

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