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Circus People with Fish

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Description: A crew of people from the circus, possibly Ringling Brothers, Barnum, and Bailey, holding up their catch after a fishing trip.
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Cave of the Dark Waters

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Description: Cave of the Dark Waters, north entrance. Two people are in a canoe, one sitting, one standing and holding a fish.
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Catch of Trout at Whip'poorwill Camp

Date: 1937
Description: Two people holding a stringer of trout caught on Siskiwit Lake.
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Sturgeon

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Description: A woman is posing outdoors while holding up the tail of a large sturgeon hanging from a hook. Behind her people are standing under a tent.
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Wisconsin Idea Theater Group

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Description: Members of the Wisconsin Idea Theater Group in costume, one man posing dressed as a fisherman, a woman as a bathing beauty, and another person as a giant f...
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Man Holding Northern Pike

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Description: A man wearing hip waders is standing and holding a Northern Pike in his hand near the open trunk of a Packard Ultramatic. People are standing in the backgr...
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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...
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Walleye Fishing

Date: 04 1971
Description: A man is kneeling on the edge of Fox River and holding his fishing pole in his left hand and a walleye in his right. Behind him other people are sitting in...
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He's Got One

Date: 1950
Description: A group of people are fishing on a shoreline of rocks and logs. One man with a bamboo fishing pole is pulling a fish from the water.
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National Fishing Hall of Fame

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Description: View of the giant walk-through musky and other oversized fish at the National Fishing Hall of Fame. A small group of people is visible in the mouth of the ...
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Waiting for Bass Run

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of people in a park along the shoreline waiting for the White Bass run.
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Boats at Les Crandall's

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of people on boat dock on Namakagon Lake. Some of them are holding stringers of recently caught fish, and wooden rowboats are tied to the doc...
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Smelt Carnival Wrestling Match

Date: 04 1939
Description: A man, wearing galoshes, is standing in a sports ring and dumping fish out of a box labeled Lester Fisher Fisheries. People are in the background behind th...
Postcard

William Schmitt Fishing

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard along shoreline of a group of people fishing at Rudolph Mill. Sherwin Gillett's wife's cousin, William Schmitt, is standing in the fo...
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Four People with Fish at Nature Lovers Paradise

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Description: Group portrait of four people standing on a pier holding two lines of fish that they caught at Nature Lovers Paradise resort on Jackson Lake. The two men, ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Cooking Fish

Date: 1912
Description: Photomontage of a group of people cooking over an open fire at a campsite. One man is blowing the fire underneath a kettle, while two other men look on. A ...
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Wisconsin Float in New York

Date: 09 19 1937
Description: View towards a group of people looking at a float, built on the bed of a truck, representing the Wisconsin Conservation Department. The float is stopped on...
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Fish on the Hook

Date: 1932
Description: A woman standing on a shoreline is showing the fish she caught on the hook with the cane pole. A wooden canoe is beached beside her on the sand.
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Man Standing near Fish Hung Up to Dry

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: Man inspecting fish hung up to dry in a yard on Jones Island.
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Stuffing Musky at Musky Jamboree

Date: 08 09 1972
Description: Two elderly women are stuffing and tying a musky with string before cooking it. The women are wearing buttons with an image of a musky that reads: "I am a ...

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