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This is a superb Victorian photograph featuring Chauncey Olcott. I've never seen a guy who matched his name more than ol' Chauncey here. For the record, Chauncey was a famous musician and minstrel singer from the 19th century who is probably best remembered today as the author of the song "My Wild Irish Rose."

Click Here to hear Olcott singing his famed song.

Again, thanks to Jim Schottenham for the pic! By the way, Jim writes "you can see the Julius reel on the rod."



-- Dr. Todd

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Jim Schottenham shares a fifth photo from his extensive collection of vintage angling tin types. This one is a superb photo of a large pike and a young man -- a fairly rare thing in fishing pics. The majority of these images are of adult men, followed by a smaller percentage of children and women.



-- Dr. Todd

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Jim Schottenham has opened up his vault and graciously allowed us to view some of his unbelievable early fishing tin type photos over the next couple of months. We begin with this wonderful tintype:



-- Dr. Todd