Photograph of Richard Higgins Holding a Rare Burbot Fish

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Title

Photograph of Richard Higgins Holding a Rare Burbot Fish

Subject

Fishing

Description

Newspaper clipping of Richard Higgins holding a Burbot, a rare fish to catch in the Kansas river. Richard Higgins was a Riverking and the grandfather of Barbara Higgins-Dover, who remembers fishing on the Kaw River with him as a young girl.

Date

circa 1960

Contributor

Higgins-Dover, Barbara

Rights

Copyright Barbara Higgins-Dover

Relation

The Kansas Riverkings Museum, located in Lawrence, Kansas, tells the story of the Riverkings, fishermen who created a thriving fish industry on the Kaw River in the 1800 and 1900's. Visit the Riverkings Museum, located at the Riverfront Marriott, to learn more about the Riverkings and their stories.

Type

Image

Identifier

RichardHigginsBurbot.jpeg

Coverage

Lawrence (Kan.)
circa 1960

Files

RichardHigginsBurbot.jpg

Citation

“Photograph of Richard Higgins Holding a Rare Burbot Fish,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed March 29, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/1286.

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