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Smelt fishing on the Sandy River 1953

Ackroyd 04353-15. "Smelt fishing, Sandy River at Troutdale April 24, 1953" caption published in Oregonian on March 17, 2010 pg. B1: "Fishermen use dip nets to catch smelt in the 1950s at the mouth of the Sandy River. In the past, Smelt fishing was strong in the Sandy, Cowlitz and Lewis river and in the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam." (article about Pacific smelt at moderate risk of extinction, and the Obama administration decision to add smelt to the list of fish protected under the Endangered Species Act.)

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Image Size: 4570x5919 / 51.6MB; 1953 4x5" original negative Portland Oregon Sandy River Troutdale Troutdale Oregon fishing smelt smelt fishing dip net endangered species
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Ackroyd 04353-15. "Smelt fishing, Sandy River at Troutdale April 24, 1953" caption published in Oregonian on March 17, 2010 pg. B1: "Fishermen use dip nets to catch smelt in the 1950s at the mouth of the Sandy River. In the past, Smelt fishing was strong in the Sandy, Cowlitz and Lewis river and in the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam." (article about Pacific smelt at moderate risk of extinction, and the Obama administration decision to add smelt to the list of fish protected under the Endangered Species Act.)