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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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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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Men at Fish Uleal Company

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: Workers gather around an International Harvester Model 1-B hammer mill powered by an International Model 200 power unit at the Fish Uleal Company. The mac...
Photograph

Rock Island

Date: 08 20 1964
Description: View over fishing boat of Rock Island, as seen from Jackson Harbor.
Poster

"Man Those Idle Machines!"

Date: 1943
Description: War Manpower Commission Design No. 2, "Uncle Sam." The poster features Uncle Sam pointing his thumb at the people working at machines behind him. The subti...
Photograph

Two Buildings on Shoreline

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

Yorks Island Harbor

Date: 1920
Description: A view of Yorks Island Harbor and lobster fishing boats in a cove. Caption reads: "Lobster Fleet at Yorks Island Harbor, Isle au Haut, Me."
Photograph

U.S. Fish Hatchery and Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of town with the U.S. Fish Hatchery in the foreground, the town in the distance and a gently sloping mountain in the background. Caption read...
Photograph

Fishing Village

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of a fishing village at Gills Rock, at the tip of the Door County Peninsula. Two boats, many nets, and three men are visible, along with a ...
Photograph

Commercial Fishermen

Date: 1936
Description: Three commercial fishermen in a boat lifting a trap net. In the bottom right foreground are the hands of another man holding the opposite side of the net f...
Photograph

Carp Fishing

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

Net Fishing

Date: 1960
Description: Two fishermen gather their net full of fish.
Photograph

At the Dock

Date: 07 1923
Description: Passengers lean on the railing of a boat at a dock as a well-dressed crowd waits below. There are two cars parked nearby. Fishing nets dry on net rollers a...
Photograph

Gordon Cottage

Date: 1915
Description: A boat with an outboard motor is tied to the rustic log pier; a second boat is overturned on an extension of the pier. There is a fish net hanging over the...
Map or Atlas

Two Rivers Wisconsin Rodgers Street Fishing Area Existing Land Use

Date: 1964
Description: This map of Two Rivers shows the Rodgers street fishing area and land use. The map features a legend on the right of the types of land use. The map also sh...
Postcard

Frank Braeger Fishing Boat

Date: 1931
Description: The Frank Braeger is moored on the shore of Jones Island with steam issuing from the pipe, with the crew posing on the boat. In the background a man...
Postcard

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.
Postcard

Two Fishermen from the Frank Braeger Fishing Tug

Date: 1931
Description: Two smiling fishermen stand before their fishing nets on Jones Island. There are floats attached to one net and a barrel with a jacket on top of it.

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