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Trout Fishing on Brule River

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Description: View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
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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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Fishing on Crawfish River

Date: 1901
Description: View from shoreline of a man standing in a boat, dipping for carp on the Crawfish River. Behind him dip nets are set up on scaffolds in the river. There ar...
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Elderly Man Fishing

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view over water towards an elderly man using a long pole to fish from a steep rock ledge on the opposite shoreline.
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Bookbinders Sea Food House Menu

Date: 07 15 1961
Description: Menu from Bookbinders Sea Food House. The cover features an illustration of a fisherman holding a net with a boat in the background, framed by a border of ...
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The Day's Catch

Date: 1904
Description: Group portrait of men and boys standing in front of two houses all holding a long stringer of fish. Three women are standing in the yard in the background....
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Spearing Carp with the Ulrichs

Date: 07 20 1902
Description: August, Florentina, Mary, Jennie, and Edgar Krueger with members of the Ulirich family standing near a fence, returning from spear fishing for carp. August...
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Fishing Camp at Thunder Lake

Date: 1890
Description: A group of men sharing a meal at a fishing camp near Thunder Lake.
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Fishing Camp at Thunder Lake

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Description: Group portrait of men at a fishing camp in the woods near Thunder Lake. Creels are hanging near long bamboo fishing poles leaning against trees.
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A Sample Catch; Scenery at Cedar Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard of two images: the one on the left is titled: "A Sample Catch" and is of three men holding the fish they caught, with a dog sitting a...
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Eager Fisherman Reeling in Trout

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Description: View across water towards a shoreline where an older goateed fisherman wearing hip waders kneels on the bank holding a fishing rod and looking at a "leapin...
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Eager Fisherman Reeling in Trout

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Description: View across water towards a shoreline where an older goateed fisherman wearing hip waders kneels on the bank reeling in a large leaping walleye.
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"I Always Knew What Wuz Wrong . . ."

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Description: Drawing of a bearded man sitting on a tree stump. In front of him is a fishing pole held in place by a rock. At the end of the line is a bobber floating in...
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Grant Stroh with Pickerel from Little Horn Lake

Date: 1898
Description: Grant Stroh posing with a big pickerel in front of Island Lodge. Caption reads: "Pickerel from Little Horn Lake 39 inches — Grant Stroh."

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