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Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle
Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle

Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle

Date7/26/1944
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Object NumberTSPA_0062640F
    If Mrs. Lerner, holding the rod, was excited, it was excusable. She was landing the first swordfish every caught by a woman with rod and line in Canada. It is Cape Breton water, and it's a job boating the big fish.
    If Mrs. Lerner, holding the rod, was excited, it was excusable. She was landing the first swordfish every caught by a woman with rod and line in Canada. It is Cape Breton water, and it's a job boating the big fish.
    Lerner, Helen
    3/31/1941
    Right, in the chequered shirt, one of the most famous of all big game fishermen, Michael Lerner watches the boating of a powerful swordfish he has reeled in off Nova Scotia
    Right, in the chequered shirt, one of the most famous of all big game fishermen, Michael Lerner watches the boating of a powerful swordfish he has reeled in off Nova Scotia
    Lerner, Michael
    3/2/1946
    The day's biggest was this 850-pound swordfish landed at Louisburg, the centre of Cape Breton's swordfish industry
    The day's biggest was this 850-pound swordfish landed at Louisburg, the centre of Cape Breton's swordfish industry
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    5/25/1946
    There are two ways of catching belligerent swordfish in the Cape Breton waters where they are plentiful
    There are two ways of catching belligerent swordfish in the Cape Breton waters where they are plentiful
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    3/29/1947
    A swordfish weighing 500 pounds is at the end of that line and Michael Lerner on the swivel seat has a fight on his hands.
    A swordfish weighing 500 pounds is at the end of that line and Michael Lerner on the swivel seat has a fight on his hands.
    Lerner, Michael
    4/28/1945
    The British dominions in North America; or, A topographical and statistical description of the provinces of Lower and Upper Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the islands of Newfoundland, Prince Edward, and Cape Breton. Including considerations on land-granting and emigration. To which are annexed, statistical tables and tables of distances, &c. by Joseph Bouchette, Esq. Surveyor General of Lower Canada... In two volumes
    The British dominions in North America; or, A topographical and statistical description of the provinces of Lower and Upper Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the islands of Newfoundland, Prince Edward, and Cape Breton. Including considerations on land-granting and emigration. To which are annexed, statistical tables and tables of distances, &c. by Joseph Bouchette, Esq. Surveyor General of Lower Canada... In two volumes
    Bouchette, Joseph, 1774-1841
    1831
    The British dominions in North America; or, A topographical and statistical description of the provinces of Lower and Upper Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the islands of Newfoundland, Prince Edward, and Cape Breton. Including considerations on land-granting and emigration. To which are annexed, statistical tables and tables of distances, &c. by Joseph Bouchette, Esq. Surveyor General of Lower Canada... In two volumes
    The British dominions in North America; or, A topographical and statistical description of the provinces of Lower and Upper Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the islands of Newfoundland, Prince Edward, and Cape Breton. Including considerations on land-granting and emigration. To which are annexed, statistical tables and tables of distances, &c. by Joseph Bouchette, Esq. Surveyor General of Lower Canada... In two volumes
    Bouchette, Joseph, 1774-1841
    1831
    Giant squid, a species that is not afraid to tackle whales, have been caught off the coast of Peru by a famous globe-trotting angler, Michael Lerner of New York
    Giant squid, a species that is not afraid to tackle whales, have been caught off the coast of Peru by a famous globe-trotting angler, Michael Lerner of New York
    Lerner, Michael
    4/28/1945
    A plan of Louisbourg on the Island of Cape Breton in North America which was surrendered to the English on the 17 June 1745 after a seige of 49 days, (...)
    A plan of Louisbourg on the Island of Cape Breton in North America which was surrendered to the English on the 17 June 1745 after a seige of 49 days, (...)
    H. Overton
    1745
    The Kumbaya spirit. Cape Breton singing family favorites The Rankins (left) and Toronto singer Kim Mitchell (cap) were among the unusual pairings to b(...)
    The Kumbaya spirit. Cape Breton singing family favorites The Rankins (left) and Toronto singer Kim Mitchell (cap) were among the unusual pairings to b(...)
    Rankin Family (Musical group)
    9/4/1994
    A brief sketch of the Cape Breton Mission, with a notice of the late Mrs
    A brief sketch of the Cape Breton Mission, with a notice of the late Mrs
    Johnstone & Hunter
    1851
    Miscellaneous remarks and observations on Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Cape Breton
    Miscellaneous remarks and observations on Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Cape Breton
    Belknap & Hall
    1794