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Dip-netting in pools - Wishham
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Photographs, Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, Photogravures, Images, Fishing nets, Loincloths, Tlakluit Indians
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Description by Edward S. Curtis: "In the quiet pools along the rocky shore the salmon sometimes lie resting from their long journey up-stream. The experienced fisherman knows these spots, and by a deft movement of his net he takes toll from each one." source Library of Congress, American Memory website
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The original photogravure was produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, and published as plate 275 in The North American Indian volume 08,The Nez Perces. Wallawalla. Umatilla. Cayuse. The Chinookan tribes [portfolio]. Original copyright Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 1911