Sewers fishing snapshots
Photograph
18 photos of commercial fishing activity including:
4 of pound/pond netting,
3 of net reels including shot of (?) Cartwright and Bert Rastall (with back to camera),
the tug Andrew,
Color photo a fishermen from Manitowoc, Wisconsin loading their tug with Saugatuck peaches circa 1957 (innovation born of economic hardship)
Rube Sewers' fish shanty sign on the Demerest Shanty 1963,
Jack and Jim Sewers, Ev Van Plew and Gordy McDonald
Frank and Rube Sewers with his dog Topsie,
Mamie (Jones) Sewers and Jim Sept. 12, 1916
May Schrueig (?) at fish shanty 1927
Demeter Marie + Eddy + Jimmy (and dog) Summer 1945.
Various sizes, 16 black and white, 2 color images
Circa 1910-1960
2021.43.12
Print, photograph
Sewers, Frank Wilmot 1894-1970Sewers, Reuben W. "Rube" Jr. 1894-1978Sewers, George James 1891-1954Sewers, John Clare "Jack" 1918-1983Sewers, George James 1916-1989Van Plew, Everett "Ev" LeRoy c1915-1958Rastall, BertFishtownWater St. Fishing Docks
Kalamazoo River
Winthers, Sally
100 Commercial Fishing
10/31/2021
03/30/2024