Picking Hooks

Photograph

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Picnooga

2022.031.003 Recto: Black and white photograph of woman choosing hooks for trout fishing
2022.031.003 Recto

Black and white photograph of woman choosing hooks for trout fishing

Name/Title

Picking Hooks

Entry/Object ID

2022.031.003

Description

Black and white photograph of a woman choosing lures while sitting beside a small fall on a river. The woman is wearing a striped shirt tucked into khaki jodhpurs that are tucked into lace up leather knee boots. She is wearing a short brimmed hat on her head and is holding a leather pouch, likely with lures or hooks inside, and a net is attached to a leather belt over her shoulder. She is seated on a rock beside a small falls, possibly identified as Bald River Falls, Tellico Plains, Marion County, Tennessee. The rear of the photograph has "Fellice P. Our first date Love Irene" in black ink and is stamped "Photograph by Richard K. Wood, Oweda Terrace, N. Chattanooga, Tenn."

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print

Collection

Richard K. Woods Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Richard K. Wood

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1950

Copyright

Restrictions

Credit Chattanooga Historical Society Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only