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| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a man fishing. The man, wearing waders and up to his knees in water, is struggling to reel in a giant bass. The words "Nip & Tuck with a Ba... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a woman reeling in a huge fish. The woman, wearing a skirt, is standing on a dock overlooking a lake. White text in the upper middle portio... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a giant fish laying on the back of a flatbed horse-drawn cart. A man is standing on top of the fish, holding the reins of the two horses. T... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a man pulling a giant fish into his rowboat. As the text box in the lower left corner--which reads "Swallowed The Pole and All"--suggests,... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a group of people cooking over an open fire at a campsite. One man is blowing the fire underneath a kettle, while two other men look on. A ... |
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| Description: | A large, ominous fish jumps over a red canoe, attempting to eat the man in the canoe. The man, wearing a brown suit, dives into the water. The card's capti... |
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| Description: | Two men, wearing straw hats and overalls, stand in a canoe while attempting to reel in a giant fish. The sun is setting on the horizon in the background. T... |
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| Description: | A man waves his hat in the air as he rides the giant fish he just caught, using the pole as a reign. The card's caption reads: "Here's the fish I promised ... |
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| Description: | Photograph of fish altered to create an imaginary new species of fish, the Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper. Its apparent features include short fangs, a rounded b... |
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| Description: | Altered photograph depicting a herring as though it was covered in fur. Caption at the top reads: "Fur herring to be found only in Rice Lake, Wis." No. 20... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A group of men on a lakeshore grapple with a giant pike. Two men pull on a rope hooked to the pike while two more stand ready with harpoon-like sticks. Ano... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of two men in a rowboat, one of whom is attempting to spear a giant fish with a forked spear, while the other is drinking out of a jug labeled... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a fisherman attempting to reel in a giant fish from a river. Beside him sits a few beer bottles and a bag. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Young girl in foreground, wading in Fox River. Woman standing in a rowboat, pulled to shore, holding a fishing pole and fish. |
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| Description: | Fisherman with a pole and a fish on a line in front of an open barn doorway. |
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| Description: | Man, probably Ira Bowen, holding a muskellunge in front of H.F. Lyon's barbershop on Water Street, between Main and Harrison Streets. |
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| Description: | Man, probably Ira Bowen, holding a muskellunge in front of H.F. Lyon's barbershop on Water Street, between Main and Harrison Streets. |
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| Description: | Man smoking pipe and holding two strings of fish. |
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| Description: | Group of three men, four women, two girls, one boy, and a dog displaying fish caught. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Large group of fishermen standing on ice with catch of fish displayed on airplane wing near La Pointe, Madeline Island. |
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