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Object Name |
Decoy |
Description |
Canadian Goose decoy silhouette made out of Longview Fibre V-board. V-board is a solid fibre cardboard the War Department asked Longview Fibre to develop during World War II, for dropping supplies off of ships to float in to islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. V-board was made to float and last at least 24 hours in water. Allen Parson, father of the donor, was hunting buddies with Bob Wertheimer, owner of Longview Fibre, and had this decoy made at Longview Fibre at night. The decoy was used for goose hunting on Cottonwood Island. The decoy consists of three pieces - two mirror image side pieces stapled together at the top, with a head and neck piece riveted in between them. There is black and white paint on it in the pattern of Canadian Geese. |
Date |
c. 1944 |
Place of Origin |
Longview |
Search Terms |
Cowlitz County recreation hunting decoys Longview business industry mills, pulp/paper Longview Fibre V-board |
Catalog Number |
2012.0009.0004 |