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Governor Knowles Prepares for Fishing Season
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Governor Warren Knowles holding a fishing pole and a fly. He is seated at a table covered in fishing tackle and additional fishing gear hangs on a rack at left. There is a stuffed trout on the wall above a May 1965 calendar page with an oversized 8 to show the opening date of fishing season in Wisconsin.
April 1965
Wisconsin. Conservation Department
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