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/resource/ppmsca.01947/ | | IMG-ALT Smiling woman sitting on the ground with a fishing pole and her bare feet dangling over the water. |
/resource/ppmsca.01947/ | | African American woman fishing at the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C. Photo by Toni Frissell, 1957. |
/resource/det.4a31696/ | | IMG-ALT Pairs of men in several canoes that face into the water rapids. |
/resource/det.4a31696/ | | Native Americans fishing at the "Soo," St. Mary's Rapids, Sault Ste. Marie. Color print, 1901. |
/resource/fsa.8e03362/ | | IMG-ALT Boy leaning over water fishing with a home-made fishing pole. |
/resource/fsa.8e03362/ | | Boy fishing. Photo, 1936. |
/resource/pga.01210/ | | IMG-ALT Naked men dive off single-mast sail boats (several with American flags) and retrieve sponges from the sea floor. A numbered key identifies 47 activities show... |
/resource/pga.01210/ | | Sponge Fishing. Color print, 1897. |
/resource/jpd.00505/ | | IMG-ALT Four brown fish swimming near each other, with Japanese characters in the background. |
/resource/jpd.00505/ | | River trout. Color woodcut by Hiroshige Andō, 1841-1844. |
/resource/mrg.07416/ | | IMG-ALT Large building shaped like a fish with its mouth open. |
/resource/mrg.07416/ | | Big Fish Supper Club, Bena, Minnesota. Color photo by John Margolies, 1980. |
/resource/ppmsca.41730/ | | IMG-ALT A long row of men and women hold a net full of small fish. Sail boats are in the background. |
/resource/ppmsca.41730/ | | Shad Fishing. Fishers and Catch. Photo by Bain News Service, 1915. |
/resource/hec.07254/ | | IMG-ALT Seven men standing in a circle in knee-deep water are holding a net under the water. |
/resource/hec.07254/ | | Net Fishing. Photo by Harris & Ewing, 1909-1923. |
/resource/pga.09354/ | | IMG-ALT Two white cats sticking their paws inside a small round fishbowl, where two goldfish swim. |
/resource/pga.09354/ | | Little White Kitties: Fishing. Color print by Currier & Ives, 1871. |
/resource/ppmsca.59523/ | | IMG-ALT Woman in a dress and hat sitting on a dock with a fishing pole. |
/resource/ppmsca.59523/ | | Fishing. Color print, 1905. |
/resource/ppmsc.05895/ | | IMG-ALT A small boy sits underwater and watches two large fish who are approaching him. |
/resource/ppmsc.05895/ | | Oh, don't hurt me! cried Tom. I only want to look at you; you are so handsome. Watercolor by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1916, for The Water-Babies book. |
/resource/ppmsca.44347/ | | IMG-ALT A 5 x 6 color grid illustrating a variety of reptiles and fish. |
/resource/ppmsca.44347/ | | School and Family Charts ... Fishes. Color poster, 1890. |
/resource/cph.3b03723/ | | IMG-ALT Man with hat, suspenders and fishing pole poses next to a large fish. The fish is upright with its tail on the ground and is several feet taller and wider th... |
/resource/cph.3b03723/ | | Edward Llewellen with the World's Record Black Sea Bass, which he caught, (425 lbs.), time 41 min., at Catalina Island, California. Photo by Ironmonger, 1903. |
/resource/ppmsca.09305/ | | IMG-ALT Color drawing of a large fish hanging from a string. 50 miniature fish drawings can be seen both on the large fish and elsewhere on the page. |
/resource/ppmsca.09305/ | | Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia. 50 fish from American waters. You will catch one in each package of Virginia Bright, ... cigarettes. Color poster by Lind... |
/resource/cph.3b49065/ | | IMG-ALT Hand-drawn scene shows different types of fish swimming among underwater vegetation. Beneath the drawing are the words: "Visit the Aquarium in Fairmont Park." |
/resource/cph.3b49065/ | | Visit the Aquarium in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Poster by Robert Muchley, 1936 or 1937. |
/resource/ppmsc.02385/ | | IMG-ALT Smiling, seated woman, fishing through a hole in the ice, with buildings in the distant background. |
/resource/ppmsc.02385/ | | "Tom Kod Peluk," Inuit woman ice fishing for tomcod, Nome, Alaska. Photo by Lomen Bros., 1903-1907. |
/resource/ggbain.10041/ | | IMG-ALT Man sitting on a bucket and fishing through a hole in the ice. |
/resource/ggbain.10041/ | | Fishing thru ice. Photo by Bain News Service, 1910-1915. |
/resource/cph.3a47158/ | | IMG-ALT Shirtless man standing high on a cliff, sticking a large spear into the water below. |
/resource/cph.3a47158/ | | Wishram fisherman, Columbia River. Photo by Edward Curtis, 1910. |
/resource/ppmsca.19492/ | | IMG-ALT Man in white shirt, bow tie, and hat stands next to the ocean with a fish dangling from his hook. Two similarly dressed youths look on. |
/resource/ppmsca.19492/ | | Japanese man surf fishing, Belmar, New Jersey. Photo by Bain News Service, about 1908. |
/resource/afc1991022.afc199102... | | IMG-ALT Large sign on the beach has the words: "Galilee's Annual Events and Tournaments" along with numerous details regarding the activities.' |
/resource/afc1991022.afc199102... | | Tuna Derby, Galilee, Rhode Island. Color photo by Thomas Burns, 1979. American Folklife Center |
/resource/det.4a26655/ | | IMG-ALT Barefoot boy in overalls fishes with a long bamboo rod while an adult man in suspenders watches him. |
/resource/det.4a26655/ | | Man and boy fishing by shore. Photo by Detroit Publishing Co. 1910-1920. |
/resource/cph.3c28076/ | | IMG-ALT Young white girl in overalls and a big, floppy hat is sitting on a wood fence and holding a home made fishing pole with two small fish hanging from a hook. |
/resource/cph.3c28076/ | | Doris Gottscho, holding fish and fishing pole, sitting on a fence. Photo by Samuel Gottscho, 1919 or 1920. |
/resource/afc1991022.afc199102... | | IMG-ALT Smiling white, blonde-haired boy, wearing a striped shirt and standing next to the water with a fishing pole. |
/resource/afc1991022.afc199102... | | Kid fishing, Bonnet Shores, Rhode Island. Photo by Henry Horenstein, 1979. American Folklife Center |
/resource/fsa.8c35824/ | | IMG-ALT Two youths crouch on their knees and extend fishing poles over a narrow water-filled ditch lined with tall grasses at the edge of a field. |
/resource/fsa.8c35824/ | | African American girl fishing in a ditch, Louisiana Delta Project, Louisiana. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940. |
/resource/nclc.00972/ | | IMG-ALT Three young boys cut fish on a table while an adult man looks on. |
/resource/nclc.00972/ | | Three young cutters who work in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4. Ages 10 to 12. Work regularly, Eastport, Maine. (Sardines) Photo by Lewis Hine, 1911. |
/resource/cph.3b03958/ | | IMG-ALT Close-up view of fish hooks, line, and hook container. |
/resource/cph.3b03958/ | | George Washington's Fishing Tackle. Photo by J.A. Anderson, 1906. |
/resource/det.4a12198/ | | IMG-ALT Bearded man in rain jacket smokes a pipe while fixing a fishing net. An anchor attached to the net rests against building behind the man. |
/resource/det.4a12198/ | | A Cape Ann fisherman mending his nets, Gloucester, Massachusetts. Photo by Detroit Publishing Co., 1900-1906. |
/resource/highsm.16470/ | | IMG-ALT Man in orange overalls prepares to throw a fish at a fish market. |
/resource/highsm.16470/ | | "Fish thrower" at the Pike Place Fish Company, Seattle, Washington. Color photo by Carol Highsmith, about 2000. |
/resource/fsa.8c52874/ | | IMG-ALT Two boys hold large, round fruits in front of a roadside stand advertising the sale of fish and "Honest Weights, Square Dealings." |
/resource/fsa.8c52874/ | | Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama. Photo by Walker Evans, 1943. |
/resource/fsa.8c22655/ | | IMG-ALT Fishing trawler with American flag painted on the side, floating on the water. |
/resource/fsa.8c22655/ | | Fishing Boat. Astoria, Oregon. Photo by Russell Lee, 1941. |
/resource/stereo.1s34429/ | | IMG-ALT A fleet of fishing boats moored on the water with mountains in the background. |
/resource/stereo.1s34429/ | | Herring Fishing, Norway. Color stereo photograph, about 1900. |
/resource/thc.5a36385/ | | IMG-ALT Drawing of three people on a boat. The man talks and holds his hands apart as if indicating the length of a fish while the two women smoke cigarettes and lis... |
/resource/thc.5a36385/ | | Fishing. Fish Story. Photo by Theodor Horydczak, 1935. |
/resource/thc.5a36383/ | | IMG-ALT Two men and one woman pose together with each holding up a fish they have caught. |
/resource/thc.5a36383/ | | Fishing. Three fish. Photo by Theodor Horydczak, 1935. |
/resource/ppmsca.58775/ | | IMG-ALT Several fish hang from a string, which has been nailed into a wooden wall. |
/resource/ppmsca.58775/ | | Fish. Color print, 1898. |
/resource/highsm.46917/ | | IMG-ALT Statue of large black catfish standing upright, wearing a shirt with an "S" on the front of it like "Superman." |
/resource/highsm.46917/ | | A catfish figure in Belzoni, Mississippi, the farm-raised Catfish Capital. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2017. |
/resource/hec.40272/ | | IMG-ALT Man in tie and white apron displays a large fish, which possesses a long bill and tall dorsal fin. |
/resource/hec.40272/ | | Sailfish specimen. Photo by Harris & Ewing, 1936 |
/resource/rbctos.2017gen16152v... | | IMG-ALT Profile drawing of an entire fish and a separate close-up image of the top of the fish's head. |
/resource/rbctos.2017gen16152v... | | Tetraodon angusticeps (narrow-headed puffer fish). Plate 28 in volume 4 of "The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle." Book illustration, 1839-1843. Rare B... |
/resource/gdcmassbookdig.booko... | | IMG-ALT Color page of book showing two groups of fish. The top illustration shows fish with black stripes on a yellow body. The bottom illustration shows fish with p... |
/resource/gdcmassbookdig.booko... | | Sergeant major or Cow pilot (top) and Rainbow parrot fish (bottom). Color illustration by Hashimein Murayama in The Book of Fishes, 1924. General Collections. |
/resource/highsm.21033/ | | IMG-ALT Two orange fish swim near the water's surface next to blooming lily pads. |
/resource/highsm.21033/ | | Mission San Juan Capistrano, Southern California. Color photo by Carol Highsmith, 2012. |
/resource/pga.00121/ | | IMG-ALT Two women in long dresses throw food to fish in a pool. The fish have gathered near the women. |
/resource/pga.00121/ | | Feeding the carp, Park at Fontainebleau, Paris, France. Print after the painting by P.C. Comte, 1878. |
/resource/ppmsca.18646/ | | IMG-ALT Portrait of a woman wearing a fish-shaped object on her head and holding a fish-shaped object in her lap. |
/resource/ppmsca.18646/ | | Woman wearing a hat shaped like a fish. Photo by Theodore Marceau, 1914. |
/resource/var.0092/ | | IMG-ALT A smiling woman in a dress and cowboy hat holds up a bundle of fish she has caught to a smiling man in a vest and cowboy hat. |
/resource/var.0092/ | | The Lost Trail: a comedy drama of western life by Anthony E. Wills. Color theater poster, 1907. |
/resource/ppmsca.44535/ | | IMG-ALT Two boys and a girl stand ankle deep in a pond with fishing poles. The boys taunt a police officer who has confronted them from the shore; the girl looks wor... |
/resource/ppmsca.44535/ | | What are you going to do about it? Color print, 1879. |
/resource/cph.3b42820/ | | IMG-ALT Man with hat and pipe sits on a crate on a dock fishing while a large dog removes a bottle from his back pocket. |
/resource/cph.3b42820/ | | The "Hooch hound" in action. Photo by National Photo Co., 1922. (Dog trained to detect liquor during prohibition.) |
/resource/stereo.1s14746/ | | IMG-ALT Man stands on the end of a boat with his fishing pole line in the water. In the background are pine trees and snow-capped mountains. |
/resource/stereo.1s14746/ | | Mt. Hood (11,225 ft.) one of America's famous mountains, from Lost Lake, Oregon. Stereograph photo by Underwood & Underwood, 1902. |
/resource/ds.11694/ | | IMG-ALT Silhouette of a person casting into a large body of water with mountains in the background. |
/resource/ds.11694/ | | The Adventures of today are the memories of tomorrow: National parks. Color poster by Dorothy Waugh, 1930s. |
/resource/cph.3a49776/ | | IMG-ALT Page of book showing several people crowded into a boat holding spears while a giant creature, many times the size of their boat, swims nearby on top of the ... |
/resource/cph.3a49776/ | | A Monstrous Fish. Illustration in Thevet, La Cosmographie universelle ... (Paris, 1575). Rare Book Division |
/resource/ppmsca.58753/ | | IMG-ALT Two couples are anchored in rowboats near each other. The woman in one boat has hooked a fish that the man is bringing up towards the boat. |
/resource/ppmsca.58753/ | | Black bass fishing. Color print, 1907. |
/resource/gdclccn.ca06001657v2... | | IMG-ALT Color drawing of two men in a canoe; one man has hooked a fish that is being pulled up out of the water. |
/resource/gdclccn.ca06001657v2... | | Field and Stream. Cover illustration by Osborne Mayer, Volume 20, Number 1 (May 1915). General Collections |
/resource/ppmsca.39602/ | | IMG-ALT Print showing a trout with a hook in its mouth jumping out of the water. The text above the trout reads: "A good Trout Stream without any trout is like the p... |
/resource/ppmsca.39602/ | | Paradise Brook Trout Co. Henryville, Pennsylvania. (Trout farm) Color advertisement, mid-1900s. |
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