Emptying a fishing net, Hikone, Japan, ca. 1937

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Emptying a fishing net, Hikone, Japan, ca. 1937

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circa 1937

Photograph of a "fishing scene in Hikone - The men drive the fish into the net with their long poles. The fish are shipped to all parts of Japan to stock lakes and ponds." In the center of the photo, a man wearing a knit hat empties a net into a wooden bucket as two men watch. To the right, a line of five men continue fishing.

Fishing industry

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California Digital Library

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http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m60305