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Title	Sandusky of Today Pages About Fishing Industry
Subject	Business and Labor Fishing industry Fish
Place	Sandusky (Ohio) Erie County (Ohio)
Description	These eight pages from Sandusky of To-Day document the fishing industry in Sandusky, Ohio. The book is 93 pages long and measures 5.25" x 9" (13.34 x 22.86 cm). Commercial fishing was one of the largest industries in Sandusky in the nineteenth century. The shallow waters of western Lake Erie and the natural harbor of Sandusky Bay provided both an excellent source of fish and convenient access for the fishermen. By the 1880s, Sandusky was one of the largest fresh-water fish markets in the world, with more than six firms engaged in the fishing business, employing over 1,000 men. Among the more common types of fish caught for sale were herring, whitefish, pickerel, sturgeon (primarily for its caviar), and yellow perch. Catches in the early days were plentiful, with daily harvests commonly reaching 500 tons per day. During good seasons, the number could exceed 1,000 tons per day. Before refrigeration was available to preserve the fish, it was smoked, salted, or packed in ice harvested from the bay during the previous winter. Among the more prominent companies in the business were H.C. Post & Co. (founded in 1856) and the Lay Brothers. By the end of the twentieth century, however, the commercial fishing industry in Sandusky ceased to exist.
Creator	Nichols, George G.
Date of Original	1888
Collection	Sandusky Fisheries
Source	Published material RG 342 Er
Submitting Institution	Sandusky Library/Follett House Museum
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html
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Title	Om520_974828_010
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
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Full Text	28 •THE CF.LEI5KATKD LAKE ERIK IJI.ACK liAS.S. SAMPLE OK.STEAiMEK L\ CANADIAN I'ISII TKAUE. CKOWIN'C; 'tHIp^^^A.. IN ni'.fti,\.\i>. THE PROLIFIC YELLOW PEKCH

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