Chicago – Air-Conditioned Fishing – With the temperature at 98 degrees here today, cool comfort whale they fished off the Lake Michigan shore was found by David Kepple (left, on pontoon) of Gary, Ind., and Dirk Van Dam of Walden, N.Y. They kept the engine running on their light float plane to propel the cool lake air past them while they tried luck at fishing.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Chicago – Air-Conditioned Fishing – With the temperature at 98 degrees here today, cool comfort whale they fished off the Lake Michigan shore was found by David Kepple (left, on pontoon) of Gary, Ind., and Dirk Van Dam of Walden, N.Y. They kept the engine running on their light float plane to propel the cool lake air past them while they tried luck at fishing.

Associated Press · [ca. June 1953]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Sports: Fishing: Wire Photos

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