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Young Ernie Lyons with bobcat skins and fish, 1922

Item

Title

Young Ernie Lyons with bobcat skins and fish, 1922

Description

Teen boy, Ernie Lyons, holding skins of two bobcats, and a fish. Handwritten on back: "2-3-22 We have here an Evanston High School boy student completely surrounded on both sides by wildcats. O, Gee! But then when we see that the[y] are only skins of wildcats one realizes how [?] the high school boy is. What is he holding in one hand? A 4 lb. trout. Yep. His Daddy caught said trout, but you would never guess it. Write us. Uncle Harry."

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow, from the collection of Isabel Josephine Lyons Williams.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white copy print, 6x4 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Thurlow-2026-009-FFB-lyons-065
2026.009

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

Harry L. Lyons (1872-1952), “Young Ernie Lyons with bobcat skins and fish, 1922,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/18993.