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Man with Fishing Rod and Scout

Date: 1961
Description: View of Scout parked on rocky shoreline. A man is walking near the Scout carrying a fishing pole and a large fish on a stringer. A fishing pole is sticking...
Photograph

Group of People Outdoors with Scout

Date: 
Description: A man and woman and two children are parked near a river with a red Scout truck. A cliff face is behind them. The two children are sitting on the ground in...
Photograph

Fishing Group

Date: 1918
Description: Six men posing sitting in front of a lean-to. They are holding fishing poles and fish.
Photograph

Robert J. Matheson and Harvey R. Abraham Fishing

Date: 1953
Description: Group portrait of Republican State Assembly members Bob Matheson and Harvey Abraham (with a third, unidentified person) standing on a dock. Abraham is hold...
Map or Atlas

You're Always Near Fun in Madison

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Description: This map of Madison is also a brochure of activities for vacationers in the area. Includes indexes and some points of interest shown pictorially.
Postcard

Fishing Scene

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Fishing Scene at Winneconne, Wis." Many boats with men and women fishing are near the Main Street bridge over the Wolf River. The cit...
Postcard

Silver Lake

Date: 07 17 1919
Description: Text on front reads: "Silver Lake, Wild Rose, Wis." View from shoreline towards three men standing on an earthen pier, two fishing and one watching. Anothe...
Postcard

First Cast of the Day

Date: 09 08 1960
Description: Text on reverse: "Greetings, White Lake, Wis. First Cast of the Day." Two fisherman, facing in opposite directions, cast their lines into the water from a ...
Postcard

Sioux River

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Sioux River." On reverse: "Big Rock on Sioux River. Washburn, Wisconsin. A thrilling day of trout fishing and picnicking at the Big R...
Postcard

Kellstrom's Dock

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene at Kellstrom's Dock, Sister Bay, Wis." View of Sister Bay from a boathouse and dock, the sign reads: "Kellstrom's Fishing Trips...
Photograph

Man Lands 18-Pound Carp on Monona Bay

Date: 04 16 1958
Description: Tom Galloway fighting to land an 18-pound carp on the south side of Monona Bay. A good sized crowd gathered and two policemen had to direct traffic during ...
Postcard

Silver Lake Resort and Picnic Grounds

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Description: View of Silver Lake Resort (from the lake). Several people are in rowboats, and some of the people have fishing poles. Cottages are among the trees in the ...
Postcard

Fishing Dock at Jacksonport

Date: 1971
Description: View from shoreline of a fishing dock on Lake Michigan, which has a boat is on a boat lift. Another boat is pulled up on the shoreline.
Postcard

The Dam, Independence, Wis.

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Description: View from shoreline towards the dam over the Trempealeau River at Independence. A steel bridge is above the dam. A child is standing anf fishing from the r...
Photograph

Caught!

Date: 1956
Description: A fish is scooped in a net after being caught with a fishing pole at Twin Lakes.
Photograph

Fall Fishing on Crab Lake

Date: 1950
Description: Two men fishing in a rowboat powered by a trolling motor. They are framed by two trees on the shore of Crab Lake.
Photograph

Summer Time on Miles Lake

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of a man fishing in a rowboat seen through a stand of Birch trees on Miles Lake.
Photograph

Fisherman

Date: 1963
Description: Slightly elevated view of a fisherman standing on the rocks below a spillway. Trees are along the shoreline. On the right is a picnic area, and on the hori...
Photograph

Oiling Up

Date: 1955
Description: Two young boys are oiling the reel of a fishing rod in a shed. The older boy is sitting on a box, and the younger boy is kneeling. A Springer Spaniel has h...
Photograph

Fish Lure, Hook and Float

Date: 07 23 1948
Description: Small nickel-plated fish lure with float and hook, designed by S.R. Blackstone.

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