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Allen Mortenson (1907-1995) with Snake River sturgeon. Allen Mortenson (1907-1995) with sturgeon from the Snake River caught by Addie Kroschel about 1940.  Photo taken at Kroschel Fur Farm near Hinckley, Minnesota.
Herman Kroschel with another huge sturgeon from the Snake River.  (No date available.)

Photo taken about 1915 near Bean Dam on the Snake River.  In the earliest days sturgeon were taken by spearing and dynamite.