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00:00:02 - Introduction

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00:01:25 - Game wardens; seldom came; when did, they dressed like the local people. DeBaker's father feared set-ups when people came from Green Bay to ask for fish. Nets tagged for fines.

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00:04:41 - Didn't lift nets every day. Fish remained in them for 3 days maximum.

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00:05:24 - Whole neighborhood used to fish. Felt abundance of fish reason why. Now, work on regular jobs.

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00:06:46 - Mr. DeBaker's background; why they left the farm.

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00:07:25 - Incidents with thickness of ice; when they went out.

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00:08:50 - Father begins fishing 1916. 'Nothing to learn.'

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00:09:21 - Identification of fishermens' ice holes. License required.

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00:10:24 - Attitudes towards fishing--enjoyed it.

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00:11:31 - Locating fish. Set 'gangs' of nets.

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00:12:29 - Skating. 10 miles out to fish herrings.

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00:13:30 - Snow; can't get nets in if too much.

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00:14:24 - Winters they weren't able to fish - too difficult. Background of farm situation at the time.

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00:15:37 - Cottages in area; only one there when they moved to Green Bay.

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