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Monday 22 July 2013

Wood Trekker: Photograph of an Indian Fishing, 1923


I would imagine that this method of fishing goes way back in time.


Wood Trekker: Photograph of an Indian Fishing, 1923: The photograph was taken in 1923 and shows a Hupa Indian fishing with a net.   Clearly the location has been prepared for such fishing, wi...
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4 comments:

  1. MuddyValley22 July 2013 at 21:28

    Salmon fishing on the river during the spawning run. The two sticks on either side of the net would come together when a fish hit the net trapping it. Pretty ingenious actually.

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  2. Bob Mc24 July 2013 at 13:21

    Now that's close to home. Hupa is one of the local tribes here. You can find more old photos here.

    http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html

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  3. Bob Mc24 July 2013 at 15:05

    P.S. Keith, the correct spelling is actually Hoopa. The Hoopa Reservation, which is the largest reservation in California, is about a 2 hour drive from here. Not that far by air miles, but it is on the other side of the Marble Mountain Wilderness Area from here.

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  4. Keith24 July 2013 at 15:31

    Thank you Bob, good to hear from you again. Hope this finds you well.
    Regards, Keith.

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