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Yukon Fish Wheel

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Front: A fishing machine with spinning nets sits idle in the river. A kind of fish trap actuated by the river current which scoops up fish and deposits them in a container, possibly submerged, for live collection. Tanana is located at the confluence of the tributary Tanana and the Yukon River. Link for info on fish wheels: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fish_wheels Back:

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Title
Yukon Fish Wheel:
Creator
Subject
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Description
Front: A fishing machine with spinning nets sits idle in the river. A kind of fish trap actuated by the river current which scoops up fish and deposits them in a container, possibly submerged, for live collection. Tanana is located at the confluence of the tributary Tanana and the Yukon River. Link for info on fish wheels: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fish_wheels Back:
Publisher
Contributor
KRUXO
Date
Type
StillImage, print
Format
nonprojected graphic, 1 postcard, Real
Identifier
macrepo:103257, local: CPC-01574
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
--United States--Alaska------Tanana--
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