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South Twin Island Fishing Village

Date: 1915
Description: Building, boats, and fish net drying reels on South Twin Island in the Apostle Islands archipelago.
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Dock in Door County Harbor

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Description: Dock with two steamboats and fishing implements in harbor.
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Jones Island

Date: 1912
Description: A fishing settlement. Two piers at the shoreline with a sandy beach, one with a ramp next to it. There are several buildings in the background. Two tugbo...
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Children in Harbor with Fishing Boats

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Description: Children gathered on fishing boats and piers in a harbor.
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Mirabella Ice Company Fish Receiving Area

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: View of the dock area used by Mirabella Ice Company's wholesale and retail fish store. Men are standing and sitting near the receiving area, and boats are ...
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Milwaukee Fishing Boat

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of a boat owned by Julius Dettloff docked along the edge of a river. The boat was powered by an International PD-40 power unit; in the backgr...
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Fishing Boat

Date: 1938
Description: Two men stand to the rear of a 44-foot fishing boat marked Frank Braeger. The boat was owned by Julius Detlaff and powered by an International PD-80...
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P-40 Marine Engine on Shrimp Boat

Date: 11 25 1938
Description: International P-40 power unit installed in a 35-foot shrimp boat. The boat, called Jupiter, was owned by E.J. Chapman of Theodore, Alabama.
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Shrimp Boat

Date: 11 25 1938
Description: Men stand on Jupiter, a 35-foot shrimp boat owned by E.J. Chapman of Theodore, Alabama. The boat was powered by an International P-40 Marine engine....
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Two Buildings on Shoreline

Date: 1920
Description: View down hill towards people near two buildings on a shoreline. Boats are out in the water.
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Carp Fishing

Date: 07 1968
Description: Two fisherman pull in a net of carp fish on Lake Winnebago.
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Frank Braeger Fishermen

Date: 1931
Description: Fishermen from the Frank Braeger fishing tugboat are standing for a group portrait in front of their fishing nets on Jones Island.

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