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Still Image		Building Miss Damon's Wall Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Photograph of a group of men, most posed, two working. "Building Miss Damon's Wall." Although this particular wall is probably ornamental, walls like it were important to the development of agriculture in Maine. Find Similar Resources	Agriculture Farming/Agriculture Stone walls Stonemasonry

Still Image		Glen Cove Cabins Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Postcard, "Glen Cove Cabins, Route # 1, Glen Cove, Maine." View of small, probably one room, holiday cabins. Indicative of the type of architecture associated with the Maine coast as a summer vacation destination. Cabins such as these catered to automotive tourism, indicated by their location on Route 1. Find Similar Resources	Recreation/Tourism Tourism Vacation rentals

Sound		Interview with Earnest Maloney Maine Folklife Center, Sound Selection from an interview with Ernest Maloney of Port Clyde, Maine, about lobstering in a Friendship Sloop. In the selection, Maloney describes a typical day on the sloop, living conditions aboard, oil clothes, and hauling traps. Find Similar Resources	Fishing/Fisherman Friendship sloops Lobster fishers

Still Image		Knitting a trap head Maine Folklife Center, Still Image Photograph of Charles Dodge of Friendship, Maine, knitting a head for a lobster trap. He has a wodden knitting needle in his right hand, and a wodden mesh board, used to space the knots, in his left hand. Find Similar Resources	Fishing/Fisherman Lobster fishers

Text		Letter from C. C. Bradbury to John Turner Fogler Special Collections, Text Letter from C. C. Bradbury of Boston to Capt. John Turner, Isle au Haut, regarding a proposed visit by Bradbury and party to Isle au Haut. Chiefly discusses rates Capt. Turner would charge for boarding the party, and attempts to bargain for $5 per person per week. Bradbury mentions that he would expect to stay no less than three weeks. Also explains food expectations. This type of boarding was common during the early period of summer tourism on the Maine coast. Some coastal and island residents would vacate their homes for the summer in order to accommodate tourists, while others rented out spare rooms. Find Similar Resources	Food Recreation/Tourism Tourism Vacation rentals

Text		Letter from Edward Frink to John Turner Fogler Special Collections, Text Letter from Edward Frink (?) to John Turner, enclosing money owed to Turner for butter. Contains detailed accounting of butter sold, money paid for them, and a half bushel of beans bought. Find Similar Resources	Agriculture Commerce Farming/Agriculture Food Retail trade

Still Image		Lighthouse on Isle au Haut Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Photograph of a lighthouse on Isle au Haut, and the family home connected to it. Find Similar Resources	Lighthouse keepers Lighthouses Maritime/Waterfront

Still Image		Lobster trap head Maine Folklife Center, Still Image Photograph of Charles Dodge of Friendship, Maine. He is holding up a completed head, ready to be installed in a lobster trap. Find Similar Resources	Fishing/Fisherman Lobster fishers Lobster traps

Still Image		Men on Herring Seiners Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Photograph of group of men gathered on the decks of two adjacent vessels, identified as herring seiners. Man at left, leaning on barrell, identified as Haskell Turner, Isle au Haut. Find Similar Resources	Fishers Fishing Fishing boats Fishing/Fisherman Herring fisheries

Text		Order Forms for Architectural Granite Fogler Special Collections, Text Order forms for architectural granite, indicating cuts needed, hours spent cutting, and price of blocks. Find Similar Resources	Granite industry and trade Industry - Granite

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