Little Louis Beatty, 7, of Glenshaw, Pa., looks at the combined weight of himself and the 30-pound carp he caught in the Allegheny River yesterday. Louis, weighing in at 59 pounds, landed the fish with a four-and-a-half-foot glass rod, a casting reel and light line.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Little Louis Beatty, 7, of Glenshaw, Pa., looks at the combined weight of himself and the 30-pound carp he caught in the Allegheny River yesterday. Louis, weighing in at 59 pounds, landed the fish with a four-and-a-half-foot glass rod, a casting reel and light line.

Associated Press · [ca. June 1960]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Sport: Fishing: Wirephotos

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