Shad Fishing, Weehawken

Title: Shad Fishing, Weehawken
Description: This is a reproduction of an engraving from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper of April 14, 1888. It shows fishermen planting poles in the Hudson River bottom in order to string nets.
Subject: WHC88182
Date: 1888
Type: OT
Identifier: WHC88182
Coverage: Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]
Tag: People; Waterfront
Rights: This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the Weehawken Historical Commission.