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Publication Information
| Creator | Wisconsin. Conservation Department |
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| Date Created | April 1939 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 13 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin Conservation Department photographs and films, 1930-1957 |
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| Call Number | PH Series 2375 2/8 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Smelt Carnival Wrestling Match
April 1939
A man, wearing galoshes, is standing in a sports ring and dumping fish out of a box labeled Lester Fisher Fisheries. People are in the background behind the ring, including one man who is standing ...
Governor's Fishing Expedition
September 25, 1937
Governor Philip Fox La Follette (center) together with Governors Horner (Illinois) and Kraschel (Iowa) pose in front of the fish they caught during a fishing expedition at Trout Lake.
Packing Smelt
1935
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 Marinet...
Toboggan Run
1937
A young man is steering a toboggan with three others on board down a long course. Spectators line the run on the right.
Hatching Jars
1939
Four men work with hatching jars at a state fish hatchery. The jars are arranged in two long rows.
Confiscated Sturgeon
1942
Warden Kramer and an assistant hold up confiscated sturgeon caught with illegal snag lines.
