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Moses Pauquette Displays Fish

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Description: Moses Pauquette shows off his catch of fish with his fishing creel at his tavern on Water Street. He stands before the bar, leaning on his left arm. His ca...
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Fisherman Standing in Doorway

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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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Man Holding Muskellunge

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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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Man Holding Muskellunge

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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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Man Holding String of Fish

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Description: Man smoking pipe and holding two strings of fish.
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Group Displaying Fish

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Description: Group of three men, four women, two girls, one boy, and a dog displaying fish caught.
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Fishermen with Wagon

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Description: Three fisherman pose next to a wagon carrying glass bottles. The man on the far right is probably August Anderson.
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Fisherperson

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Description: A fisherwoman? stands knee deep in a river, presumably trout fishing.
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Man and Boy Fishing

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Description: A man and young boy fish from stepping stones in a river.
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Young Man with Fishing Pole

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Description: A young man walks with a large fishing pole and a can, presumably a can of worms.
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Woman Watching a Man Fishing

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Description: A woman stands on the shoreline nearby while a man wades in a stream to fish.
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Men Baiting Fishhooks

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Description: Three men bait the hooks of their cane fishing poles. They are standing on a wooden pier.
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Man Fishing From Bridge

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Description: A man fishes from an earthen bridge. There is a house or barn in the background.
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Men and Woman on Bridge

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Description: Two men fish from an earthen bridge while a woman stands holding a fish. There is a house or barn in the background.
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Crowd Fishing from Rocks

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Description: View along shoreline of group of men and boys fishing from rocks under a bridge, while others watch from above. Houses are in the far background on a hill....
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Sign with Fishing Catch

Date: 05 10 1894
Description: A sign displaying the catch of trout by E. Krohn and T. Van Schaick.
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Man and Woman Holding String of Fish

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Description: A young man and woman hold a string of fish outside a tent.
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Group with Hammock, Bicycle and Stringer of Fish

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Description: A group of four women and one man gathered around a hammock and bicycle. The man is displaying a stringer of fish which is attached to the hammock. There i...
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Railroad Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view looking across river of a railroad train on a railroad bridge crossing a river. On the rocks in the foreground below is a man fishing with a ...
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Men Posing with Fish

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Description: Two men are posing standing on the left with their catch of fish. Another man is sitting on the ground with a dog under a tree on the right. All three men ...

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