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Winter Mooring

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Fishing boats wintering on Lake Superior, which is frozen and covered with snow. Wooden fishing boxes are strewn in the foreground, and a wooded shoreline is in the distance.

Date Created:
1976
Creator:
Plesko, Vince

Publication Information

Creator Plesko, Vince
Date Created 1976

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 21 x 26 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin Historical Calendars and source photographs, 1948-1992
Call Number PH Series 2779, box 3, fldr 17

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013PG6
Legacy ID
WHi 146244

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