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Catching a Fish in Moor's Barber Shop

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Description: A man (Sid?) sitting in a barber's chair is getting a straight-edge shave while holding a fishing rod with a large cutout of a giant fish caught on the fis...
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Catching a Fish in Moor's Barber Shop

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Description: A man (Sid?) sitting in a barber's chair is getting a straight-edge shave while holding a fishing rod with a large cutout of a giant fish caught on the fis...
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Steve Hopkins and Roger Debenham Posing with Trout

Date: 05 1973
Description: Steve Hopkins and Roger Debenham posing in Sturgeon Bay with seven trout they caught on Lake Michigan hanging from pegs under a sign that reads, "Bay Chart...
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Steve Hopkins and Two Men on a Charter Boat in the Baudhuin Yacht Harbor

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Description: Steve Hopkins and two men standing on a Bay Charter Service boat docked at the Baudhuin Yacht Harbor marina in Sturgeon Bay. The yacht club house stands be...
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Ice Chippers Go Fishing

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Description: Elevated view of a man sitting in a chair fishing in a bowl of water at an "Ice Chippers" gathering. Next to him is a basket labeled: "Whiskey, Worms, What...
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Opening Day Fishing Season - Fishing Fever

Date: 1971
Description: Elaborate pen-and-ink drawing of two fisherman at night sitting in a small motorboat (named PAM) on a lake. Large trout are looming over their heads with a...
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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1980
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a large trout surrounded by a variety of insects, a fishing reel, and a fishing lure. This drawing appeared in the Wi...
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Opening Day Fishing Season - Fish History

Date: 05 07 1988
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that appeared in the Capitol Times on May 7, 1988 with Sid's caption: "Fish history begins with hooks made of wood, ...
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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1968
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing titled, "Today and Tomorrow — The Fisherman's Myth Never Flounders," that appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on...
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Opening Day Fishing Season - Fish Tips

Date: 1963
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a fisherman embracing a trophy Muskelunge (Muskie), while holding his fishing rod. A sign near the fishing rod reads: "F...
Drawing

"Sly Fox"

Date: 07 08 1950
Description: A woman is standing in a boat called the "Sly Fox." She is holding a fishing rod with the line attached to a man frantically trying to escape, indicated by...
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"The Die Hards"

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Description: Two men, Sid and his good friend Gene Beckman, fishing from a boat in a cold, stormy weather. One man is rowing with ice-covered oars, and the other man is...

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