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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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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 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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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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Camping Scene

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Description: Exterior view of four women and one man displaying a stringer of fish hanging on a bicycle.
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Fishing at the Third Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view looking down at a powerhouse, with town buildings in the background and men fishing along the shoreline. Identified as the third powerhouse bu...
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Men Fishing off a Bridge

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Description: View from bridge towards three men standing on the bridge and fishing. The road in the background rises up a small hill, and a building is in the distance.
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Fishermen and Friends

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Description: Group portrait of two men posing standing and holding fish and fishing poles, and two men are sitting on the ground on either side of the standing men. The...
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Three Boys Fishing

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Description: View across water towards three boys fishing from a bateau boat on a river. The far shoreline is in the background, and buildings are on a hill. Probably l...

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