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Fishermen and Fishing
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Photography
Title
Fly Tying Photographs
Year
1977
As a fly fisherman, Martin Pierter has perfected fly tying. Jeff Bonney visits Pierter to learn how to tie a fly and discuss Pierter's fishing method.
Type
Photography
Title
Down She Goes: Shrimping with Dave Burnham + Herb Baum on the Captain Jim Photographs
Year
1974
Heading down to the wharf at three o'clock in the morning, Herbert Baum is ready to learn about lobstering from his father and Dave Burnham. Baum documents the work that lobsterman do on their boats and how they got into the business.
Type
Photography
Title
Smelting Photographs
Year
1974
For most of his 74 years in Kennebunk, Bert Graves has been a smelt fisher. Mark Emerson and others explore how the smelt fishing technique works by talking to Graves and Harvey Bixby.
Type
Photography
Title
Winter Lobstering with the De.Dee.Mae Photographs
Year
1974
During the winter at Biddeford Pool, one of the few boats in the wharf is the De-Dee-Mae, a lobstering boat. Seth Hanson and others document the work Marshall Alexander does a lobsterman during the winter.
Type
Photography
Title
How to Build a Lobster Trap Photographs
Year
1974
Crafting a lobster trap requires precision, as demonstrated by Stilly Griffin. Seth Hanson and others speak to Griffin about the proper way to make lobster traps.
Type
Photography
Title
Norman Collins Photographs
Year
1978
Lynn Kippax Jr. captures photographs of Norman Collins, a workers at O'Hara Fish Corporation.
Type
Photography
Title
Lamont Allen Photographs
Year
1978
Cutting fish since he was nine years old, Lamont Allen Sr. has always worked in the fish business. Lynn Kippax Jr. and Greg Violette profile Allen's life and the work that he performs at O'Hara's.
Type
Photography
Title
Swan's Island: Ruth Moulden Photographs
Year
1978
As a resident of Swan's Island, Ruth Moulden shares her thoughts and life with Anne Pierter and Lynn Kippax, Jr. Moulden discusses life on the island and working there.
Type
Photography
Title
Swan's Island: Walter Stinson Photographs
Year
1978
Mark Emerson and others visit Walter Stinson, a resident of Swan's Island to learn about his life. Stinson speaks about his work as a fisherman and working in a factory.
Type
Photography
Title
Nobody Cuts the Same Photographs
Year
1978
At O'Hara's in Rockland, cutting fish is a family affair. Lynn Kippax, Jr. and Sheryl Lane speak to Lamont Allen, Sr. about his experience cutting fish and the cutting process.
Type
Photography
Title
Fishing Off a Sailing Vessel 'In Them Days' Photographs
Year
1974
As a fisherman who sailed off of sailing vessels in the early 1900's, Kenneth Hutchins has many stories about the old days of fishing. Jay York speaks to Hutchins about his experiences sailing in the early 1900's.
Type
Photography
Title
Ice Fishing Photographs
Year
1975
In order to understand the art of ice fishing, Steve Bragdon visited Don Shaw and his ice shack. Bragdon documents the work Shaw does in his shack in order to ice fish and the methods he uses.
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