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"Fisherman Welcome" Sign
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Sign posted on a southern Wisconsin trout stream. The photographer would not divulge the stream on which the sign was placed lest it be overrun by enthusiastic anglers, and the farmer, forced to take down the sign and substitute the "No Trespass" sign.
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W012B3O
WHi 49111
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Fisherman with Equipment and Catch
circa 1875
Studio portrait of a fisherman with his lure, spear, and catch.
Trout Fishing on Brule River
View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
Woman Holding Trout and Fly-Fishing Rod
A woman wearing waders and a hat holds up a trout in her right hand and a fly-fishing rod in her left hand. Attached to her hat are fly-fishing flies, and she is wearing a wicker creel around her w...
