Lamprey Damage

Photograph

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Lamprey Damage

Entry/Object ID

2021.43.04

Description

B/W photo of a Lawyer (Burbot) fish with a wound from a sea lamprey - an invasive species that would soon decimate commercial fishing on Lake Michigan. Typed text below the image: "LAWYER - caught by George Sewers, Saugatuck, May 23, 1949." Printed on high-quality photo paper with textured finish.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Print, photograph

Subject Person or Organization

Sewers, George James 1891-1954

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Kalamazoo River

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.43

Source or Donor

Kozanecki, Bonnie (Sewers) 1941-2023

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Box

100 Commercial Fishing

Create Date

October 30, 2021

Update Date

October 30, 2021