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Deer hunting, 1979
This photo was taken
on my family farm near
Haigler in Dundy County in
1979.
Gene Thomsen and I
worked for the Department
of Roads in Lincoln as right-
of-way surveyors.
– Mike Olson, Arnold
Fishing at Lake Ericson, 1933
This photo was taken at Lake Ericson in the summer of 1933. Pictured from left: Lawrence; Jim (my dad); Francis;
Grandpa John; Dave (nephew); and Al – all Van Ackerens. I still have the wooden tacklebox with the wooden lures, the South
Bend fishing reel, leather reel case with the maintenance instructions, and his many fishing/hunting licenses.
– Larry Van Ackeren, Yutan
