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Photograph

Fisherman on a River

Date: 1942
Description: Man fishing for trout at edge of river.
Photograph

Trout Fishing on Brule River

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
Book or Pamphlet

Playground of Wisconsin's Northwoods Pamphlet

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of a Wisconsin tourism pamphlet for the 1932 season.
Postcard

Boats at Fishing Wharf

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
Photograph

Oconomowoc Image Collage

Date: 1890
Description: A collage of images including a sailboat, a fish, a man fishing, and a forest scene.
Postcard

Vacation Paradise

Date: 
Description: Color postcard of a view of a lake from a shoreline. A power boat and a fishing boat can be seen through the trees. "Cable, Wisc." is printed in red on the...
Photograph

Five Men Holding Fish at Nature Lovers Paradise

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Description: View of five men standing outside holding full lines of fish they caught at Nature Lovers Paradise resort located on Jackson Lake. In the background are tw...
Map or Atlas

Bayfield County : Hunting & Fishing Paradise

Date: 1935
Description: This pictorial map of northern Bayfield County, Wisconsin, shows the Chequamegon National Forest, the Red Cliff Indian Reservation, highways and roads, and...
Postcard

Bear Lake — Haugen, Wis.

Date: 
Description: Two views of Bear Lake. The top is a daylight view with some fall color. The one below is at sunset, with two people in a canoe on the lake. Caption reads:...
Postcard

Covered Bridge

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard view of a covered bridge over the Wisconsin River. Men are fishing at the base of a pylon, and other men are boating in the river. Th...
Photograph

Men in the Backwoods

Date: 1930
Description: Men, either campers or fishermen, portaging a canoe through backwoods cut-over forest area.
Photograph

Jordan Lake at Clearwater Cottages

Date: 1928
Description: View from hill of Jordan Lake. Two people are fishing in a rowboat below, and the wooded far shoreline is in the distance.
Photograph

Fishing Camp at Thunder Lake

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

Fishing Camp at Thunder Lake

Date: 
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.
Map or Atlas

Picturesque Tours of Douglas County, Wisconsin Agricultural, Scenic and Historical : Beginning at the Offices of the Superior Association of Commerce, Androy Hotel, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1935
Description: This map shows rivers, lakes, communities, woods, fishing locations, and vacation destinations. The back of the map includes text about agricultural, sceni...
Map or Atlas

Public Lands Open to Hunting and Fishing

Date: 1958
Description: This map shows state public hunting and/or fishing grounds, national forests, state forests, county forests.The lower margin includes an index to these loc...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1962
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a fisherman wearing waders in a creek at the juncture of a cascading stream. He is surrounded by trees and forest berms....
Drawing

Ice Chipper's Annual Invitation - Front Cover

Date: 1961
Description: Front of two-fold invitation to the Ice Chipper's annual gathering, held on February 28, 1961. The front design is a drawing by Sid of a fisherman walking ...
Photograph

Preparing a Fish

Date: 1914
Description: The Gang is watching as McGrew is scaling and gutting a large fish on a log outdoors. Doc Copeland is standing on the left wearing a light-colored hat. Mac...
Photograph

Fisherman Brazeau

Date: 1916
Description: Former Senator Brazeau of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin posing near a canoe. He is holding his fishing pole and a large muskie.

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