Fisherman Collection

Lobster boat off the Atlantic coast of Maine and Canada
Lobster fishermen in the Grand Manan Channel between Maine and New Brunswick, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Papua, New Guinea, native village
Native village on Humboldt Bay, Papua, New Guinea, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Drying and salting fish in colonial Maine
First settlers of Maine drying and salting fish on the Atlantic shore. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Columbia River campsite of Native American fishermen
Native American fishing camp on the banks of the Columbia River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Zulu fishermen at work, Natal, South Africa. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Columbia River fishing camp of Native Americans
Native American fishing camp by the Columbia River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rock Creek in Washington DC, 1800s
Boy fishing in Rock Creek, Washington DC, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Smelt-fishing, 1880s
Fishing for smelt with hand-lines, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fishing boats unloading in London, 1800s
Landing fish at Billingsgate Market, London, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tuna fishing using nets, 1800s
Fishing boats circling a school of tuna to catch them in nets, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cod fishing with hand lines, 1800s
Cod fishermen hauling in hand-lines from the deck of a boat on the North Atlantic, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fishermen using nets, 1800s
Fishing boat hauling in nets by moonlight, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jesus performing a miracle on the Sea of Galilee
Jesus and his Apostles miraculously catch enough fish to feed the multitudes. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Seaport of Sidon, Lebanon
Sidon, a chief seaport of ancient Phoenicia on the Mediterranean. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fishermen with nets in ancient Palestine
Fishermen with nets along the Sea of Galilee, ancient Palestine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fishing with nets in ancient Egypt
Fishermen using nets in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Philadelphia Fish Market, 1850s
Fish market on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sampling the Maryland oyster catch, 1800s
Oyster buyer tasting a sample on the dock in Baltimore, Maryland, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illusttration

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Lobstermen hauling traps off the coast of Maine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Maine lobster catch, early 1900s
Lobstermen loading their catch from a dory to a sailboat, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 20th-century illustration

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North Atlantic cod-fishing in the 1880s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

President Arthur fishing on a remote lake
President Chester A. Arthur on a fishing trip, 1884. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Hiawatha fishing from a canoe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native Americans around a fire on the Virginia/North Carolina coast, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from Hariot

Native Americans spearing fish
Native Americans fishing from a canoe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Calais, France, early 19th century
French port of Calais in the early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a drawing by J.M.W. Turner

Fish market at a Norwegian port, 1880s
Fishermen selling their fresh cod in Bergen, Norway, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Peter and Andrew mending their nets by the Sea of Galilee before becoming disciples of Jesus. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Cod fishermen drying and salting fish on the Newfoundland coast, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut

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Dories racing for a school of fish, Atlantic Ocean, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Fishermen in a dory on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Maine lobstermen unloading their catch
Lobster-boat unloaded along a Maine pier, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native Americans using spears during fish run, Salmon Falls. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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The way the Indians fished, using spears and dugout canoes, Virginia Colony, 1500s Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a John White illustration

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Native Americans catching salmon in the Columbia River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native American fishing in a birchbark canoe. Printed halftone reproduction of an illustration by N.C. Wyeth

Lake Superior fishing boats, 1800s
Fishing with nets in Munesing harbor, Lake Superior, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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