Historic Photos

Mackinaw River catch, July 1940 Boolman residence, Bloomington

July 8th, 2017

a man seated in a wooden chair holds a large catfish which is about the same size as the small child standing next to it.

Chester Boolman, 820 W. Washington St., shows his 21-month-old son Melvin a 15-pound catfish he caught below the Kappa Bridge on the Mackinaw River. This photograph was probably taken July 1 or 2, 1940.

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