Catching Menhaden in a Purse-net Engraving
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Date: 1886
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Information File Box 13 Folder Smithsonian Guide Books, 1886 (Brentano Bros.)
Illustration (Fig. 103) in "A Handbook to the National Museum under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington" of catching menhaden in a purse-net. These nets were on display in the United States National Museum as part of the Department of Fisheries' exhibit.
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From "A Handbook to the National Museum under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington." New York: Brentano Brothers, 1886. Page 71
Smithsonian Institution Archives Information File Box 13 Folder Smithsonian Guide Books, 1886 (Brentano Bros.)
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1886
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95-20325
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print