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Chromolithograph trade card showing a lobster below and a woman with a shell beside the sea above, with sailboats on the hori

Printed card showing a mackerel fish above a boat and sea, labeled Mackerel, from the Fish from American Waters series.

Chromolithograph card of a moonfish above a small red sailboat on green waves, from Allen &amp; Ginter&#39;s 1889 series.

Chromolithograph trade card of a mullet fish in blue water, framed by a fishing net, a shell, and seaweed.

Chromolithograph trade card of a pampano fish above a mermaid holding a trident in green sea water.

Chromolithograph card of a perch fish above two rowboats and green plants on a sandy shore, 1889.

Chromolithograph card showing a pickerel fish above a man poling a red rowboat on a river with a windmill.

Chromolithograph trade card showing a porpoise surfacing in green water, with a steamship and red buoy in the sea above.

Chromolithographed card showing a porgy fish above a small red sailboat on green sea waves.

Chromolithograph trade card of a red snapper fish in profile, bordered by fishing flies, crabs, a clam shell and shrimp.

Chromolithograph trade card of a rock blackfish with crab, clam shell and fishing flies around it, 1889.

Chromolithograph card of a salmon above three men fishing with rods beside a blue rowboat.

Chromolithograph card of a sardine over waves, with a lighthouse, seagulls and a bell buoy, labeled SARDINE.

Trade card showing a sawfish with a long toothed snout over green seaweed, with a small seahorse above, from 1889.

Chromolithograph trade card of a sea bass in a frame, with a lighthouse, gulls and a lobster pot behind it.

Chromolithograph card of a searobin fish below a pelican perched in a wooden boat among cattails.

Chromolithograph card showing a shad fish above a harbor scene with sailboats, masts, and a white dockside building.

Chromolithographed card showing a shark with open jaws in green water, with a seahorse and seaweed above.

Trading card showing a grey sheepshead fish above two overturned boats on sand beside green seaweed.

Trade card showing a skate fish labeled SKATE, with a cat crouching below and a dog&#39;s head at the left edge.

Trade card with a Spanish mackerel in a framed panel beneath a harbor scene of sailboats, a dock, and a waterfront shed.

Trading card showing a striped bass above three fishermen with rods beside a blue rowboat, 1889.

Chromolithograph trading card of a sturgeon fish over a sea scene with an anchor and red buoy, 1889.

Trade card with a sunfish in a framed panel above a paddler in a canoe on calm water, printed in 1889.

Chromolithograph trade card of a swordfish labeled Swordfish, with sea and sailboats in the background, 1889.

Chromolithograph trade card of a tarpon fish above a steamship on calm water at sunset, 1889.

Chromolithograph trade card of a brown toadfish above a striped-capped canoeist paddling on green water.

Card showing a tomcod fish below and two boys fishing from a wooden pier above, in muted green and brown tones.

Trading card illustrating a grey triggerfish with teal and red fins above sand, a shell, and green seaweed.

Trading card with a weakfish in profile above fishermen in a rowboat on choppy green water.