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Mount St. Joseph

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Description: A view of the Museum and Science Room at Mount St. Joseph. Taxidermied birds and fish are arranged on the shelves of a display cabinet standing along the w...
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Yahara Fishermen's Club Percharee

Date: 01 17 1954
Description: Portrait of Oscar Dary at a fish weighing station.
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Mackey Wells

Date: 1914
Description: Mackey weighing a large fish near a log cabin. The lake is partially visible in the background on the right.
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Sturgeon

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Description: Two men are helping to hold down a sturgeon on the side of a boat as a third man tags the dorsal fin.
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Northern Pike Spawn Collection

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Description: Two men are collecting northern pike spawn on Fox Lake. One man is standing and holding the pike's head, while the other is sitting in a chair with a conta...
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Collecting Northern Pike Spawn

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Description: Close-up view of two men collecting northern pike spawn on Fox Lake. One man is standing and holding the pike's head, while the other man is sitting in a c...
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U.W. Hydrobiology Laboratory Research

Date: 05 29 1957
Description: Student John Hunter demonstrates a fish training gadget developed by Dr. Wisby at the U.W. Hydrobiology Laboratory on Lake Mendota.
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U.W. Hydrobiology Laboratory Research

Date: 05 29 1957
Description: Carp are in a net during an experiment to develop a more efficient seine at the U.W. Hydrobiology Laboratory on Lake Mendota.
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U.W. Hydrobiology Laboratory Research

Date: 05 29 1957
Description: Bill Heim inspects a water bottle before heading out on the lake to take water samples at various depths as Richard Pierce, an electrical engineer doing re...
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Alewives

Date: 2010
Description: A large school of alewives swimming near the wreckage of a ship in Lake Michigan.

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