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Trapper Roy Johnson with a rack of pelts in Philadelphia

Trapper Roy Johnson with a rack of pelts in Philadelphia

Roy C. Johnson, who was known as the “preacher-trapper” because those were his two occupations, posing in front of a rack of pelts he trapped. Included are fox, coyote, raccoon, mink, and muskrat. Early 1970s. Philadelphia, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.

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