Full audio file. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 1 - Introduction. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 2 - Ice fishing; cold, hard work. Short description of process. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 3 - Incident with falling through ice. No time to go home to change clothes; becomes sick. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 4 - Quits school at 15 to fish. Father never attended school, urges son to work. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 5 - Leaves Dyckesville to come to Green Bay in 1922. Family too large to all remain in area. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 6 - Ice fishing 18 miles out. Cracks in bay. Chop through ice drifts. Horses had blinders. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 7 - Incidents when felt fear. Horses almost through water. Ice moves. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 8 - Sewing nets in spare time to save money. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 9 - Division of labor; brother Bill to barn with 'girls' to do chores. Oliver helps with nets, cares for horses. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 10 - Hauling fish. Used hay rack for big load. 300 lb. barrels of fish. Hauled to Luxemburg. Shipped on train to Chicago. Carp prepared there by 'Jews.' Tape 1, Side 1, Part 11 - His father gave nets when married. Fished with uncle for season after. Family argument breaks up partnership. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 12 - Most neighbors fished, too. Important financially for big families. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 13 - Meals. Sandwiches on ice. Fish for evening meal; preparation of. Eaten more than meat. Mrs. DeBaker's family ate much pork. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 14 - Incident when almost lost nets. Close call 'just to save money.' Tape 1, Side 1, Part 15 - Dyckesville; its location in relation to fishing spots, formations of ice. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 16 - Boat. They recover and revamp a sunken sailboat. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 1 - Introduction. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 2 - Game wardens; seldom came; when did, they dressed like the local people. DeBaker's father feared setups when people came from Green Bay to ask for fish. Nets tagged for fines. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 3 - Didn't lift nets every day. Fish remained in them for 3 days maximum. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 4 - Whole neighborhood used to fish. Felt abundance of fish reason why. Now, work on regular jobs. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 5 - Mr. DeBaker's background; why they left the farm. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 6 - Incidents with thickness of ice; when they went out. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 7 - Father begins fishing 1916. 'Nothing to learn.' Tape 1, Side 2, Part 8 - Identification of fishermens' ice holes. Licence required. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 9 - Attitudes towards fishing--enjoyed it. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 10 - Locating fish. Set 'gangs' of nets. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 11 - Skating. 10 miles out to fish herrings. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 12 - Snow; can't get nets in if too much. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 13 - Winters they weren't able to fish - too difficult. Background of farm situation at the time. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 14 - Cottages in area; only one there when they moved to Green Bay.
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