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Dr. Joseph E. Maddy & His German Brown Trout, August 1943

Dr. Joseph E. Maddy & His German Brown Trout, August 1943 image
Year:
1943
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 28, 1943
Caption:
DR. MADDY AND HIS RECORD CATCH: The president of the National Music camp at Interlochen took this 7 lb. 2 oz. German Brown trout from the Platte river near Honor Monday night at dusk, using a grey fox tail fly on a 3x Nylon leader and a 3 ounce rod. It is thought to be a record breaker.

Fishing Along The Huron River, June 1940

Fishing Along The Huron River, June 1940 image
Year:
1940
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 13, 1940
Caption:
FOR THE DREAMER: Somehow, holding a fishpole in the hand seems to add to the pleasure a man gets in reverie. This man was photographed unawares as he sat on the banks of the Huron.

Fly-Casting Class To Meet Tonight

Fly-Casting Class To Meet Tonight image
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Year
1956
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Planting Fish at Pleasant Lake, October 1938

Planting Fish at Pleasant Lake, October 1938 image
Year:
1938
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 15, 1938
Caption:
BASS PLANTED IN WASHTENAW LAKES: Twenty-six Washtenaw county lakes and streams were stocked with 15,000 large mouth black bass fingerlings by a State Conservation Department crew Thursday and yesterday: In the picture at the left, William Corson, Washtenaw county conservation officer, is standing between J. R. Meadows (left), and Nick O'Day, in front of the truck used to carry the fish. The picture was taken at Pleasant lake, and at the right is an interested spectator, Junior Sodt of Pleasant lake. Note that the conservation officer is equipped with a gun, following out the department's recent order to equip all its men with side-arms. In the picture at the right, Mr. Meadows is shown dumping some of the small fry into Pleasant lake.

J. R. Meadows Plants Largemouth Bass In Pleasant Lake, October 1938

J. R. Meadows Plants Largemouth Bass In Pleasant Lake, October 1938 image
Year:
1938
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 15, 1938
Caption:
BASS PLANTED IN WASHTENAW LAKES: Twenty-six Washtenaw county lakes and streams were stocked with 15,000 large mouth black bass fingerlings by a State Conservation Department crew Thursday and yesterday: In the picture at the left, William Corson, Washtenaw county conservation officer, is standing between J. R. Meadows (left), and Nick O'Day, in front of the truck used to carry the fish. The picture was taken at Pleasant lake, and at the right is an interested spectator, Junior Sodt of Pleasant lake. Note that the conservation officer is equipped with a gun, following out the department's recent order to equip all its men with side-arms. In the picture at the right, Mr. Meadows is shown dumping some of the small fry into Pleasant lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Haines of 7th St. With Big Pike, June 1937

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Haines of 7th St. With Big Pike, June 1937 image
Year:
1937
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 26, 1937
Caption:
YEAH IT'S NICE, BUT WHO IS GOING TO CLEAN IT? Mrs. Howard Haines of South Seventh St. is proud of her husband's prowess as an angler, but when he brought this eight and three-quarter pound pike home yesterday, the question immediately arose as to who was going to clean it. Judging from the above picture, Mrs. Haines doesn't relish the job. Mr. Haines caught the pike in Whitmore Lake yesterday morning, as the inland fishing season opened.

Jim Cook Fishing With Netting In Charlevoix, February 1940 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Jim Cook Fishing With Netting In Charlevoix, February 1940 image
Year:
1940
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 3, 1940
Caption:
MINNOWS FOR BAIT: Charlevoix is a supply center for fishermen who want bait for ice fishing. This picture was taken on the end of a dock, but most of the minnows are caught at feeding houses. These stand over the ice, and the minnows are attracted by food which is placed in the water.
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AACHM Oral History: Audrey Monagan

Audrey Monagan was born in Ann Arbor in 1941, and grew up in a close-knit, predominantly black neighborhood on North Fifth Ave. She remembers attending Bethel AME Church with her grandparents, spending time at the Dunbar Community Center, and helping raise her younger siblings. She attended Jones School and Pioneer High School before working for General Motors, where she was an inspector for eighteen years. Mrs. Monagan has been married to her second husband, Philip, for 48 years.