Flies to go salmon fishing with. Plates from George M. Kelson’s 1895 work “The Salmon Fly: How to Dress it and How to Use It” which was published in London.

Plates (llustrations) from books 1 Minute
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“The Black Ranger, the Infallible, Britannia, Jock Scott, the Champion and the Black Pose.” Plate 1, page 53. Collections of the New York Public Library. Google, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/salmonflyhowtod00kelsgoog/page/n53/mode/2up
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“The Dirty Orange, Benchill, the Dawson, Taites Fancy, the Burham Ranger and the Wilson.” Plate 3, page 151. Collections of the New York Public Library. Google, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/salmonflyhowtod00kelsgoog/page/n151/mode/2up
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“Bluebell, the Captain, the Chatterer, the Greenwell, the Dandy, Beaconsfield.” Plate 4, page 203. Collections of the University of California Libraries. MSN, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/salmonflyhowtodr00kelsrich/page/n202/mode/2up
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“Thunder and Lightning, the Harlequin, the Lion, John Ferguson, the Baron and the Silver Doctor.” Plate 2, page 103. Collections of the New York Public Library. Google, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/salmonflyhowtod00kelsgoog/page/n103/mode/2up

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