Fishing buddies Clark McGinnis and Ezekiel Clark, Jr., 1920s

Clark McGinnis, son of John Ralph McGinnis and Florence (Clark) McGinnis, and Ezekiel Clark, Jr, stand on a concrete ledge, likely part of the Iowa River Electric Light and Power Company near the Coralville mill dam and catwalk. Both grip the lower lip of a flathead catfish with one hand; the catfish are about the length of their legs (Lovetinsky et al, p. 95)

As Timothy Walch notes in his book, the dam was a popular fishing spot for crappies and flatheads due to the churning waters (Walch, p. 18).

Coralville Public Library. Coralville Digital History Library.

1920s

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