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Still Image		Downeast Maine weir Maine Historical Society, Still Image Fred G. Milliken, photographer and writer for the Atlantic Fisherman magazine wrote, 'Usual type of modern weir. On north shores of Eastport, Maine. Owned by only news dealer in city Oscar H. Brown. He owns former sardine factory. Weir holds100 hogsheads of fish. Valued at $4,000.' This is part of the Atlantic Fisherman collection: correspondence, photographs and news articles to and from the Atlantic Fisherman, a journal concerned with commercial fishing. (Relevance: 781) Find Similar Resources	Brown,Oscar,H. Fish traps -- Maine -- Eastport -- Photographs Fishing industry -- Maine -- Eastport Fishing nets Sardine fisheries -- Passamaquoddy Bay

Moving Image		A Love for the Land MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:25:36 The legacy of Maine's farmers is the open farmland they shaped from the wooded rocky terrain. Their story is an inspiring tale of hardship, innovation, and remarkable endurance. As agriculture heads into the next century, "HOME" looks back at the last century of farming in Maine. (Relevance: 775) Find Similar Resources	Agricultural resources -- Maine Natural resources -- Maine Maine -- Social life and customs Maine -- History Agriculture -- Maine Farming/Agriculture Farm life-- History

Still Image		Fishing fleet, Eastport, Maine Maine Historical Society, Still Image Fred G. Milliken, photographer and writer for the Atlantic Fisherman magazine wrote, "Part of big fishing fleet at Frontier operated in Passamaquoddy Bay and almost daily in Eastport Harbor. But only during the sardine season. Most of these large boats now moored. Majority in photograph are Canadian owned." This is part of the Atlantic Fisherman collection. The magazine was concerned with commercial fishing in New England and was published in Goffstown, New Hampshire from 1919-1954. (Relevance: 767) Find Similar Resources	Eastport (Me.) -- Photographs Fishing boats -- Maine -- Eastport Fishing industry -- Maine -- Passamaquoddy Bay -- Photographs Sardine fishing -- Maine

Moving Image		A Place Apart MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:27:01 Maine is a place apart from the mainstream of American society. Beginning early in Maine’s history, settlers, merchants, visitors, artists, and writers brought images of Maine to the rest of the world that shaped the State's economy, identity, and heritage. The history behind the image of Maine remains a vital part of how we and those from away view Maine today. (Relevance: 710) Find Similar Resources	Maine heritage European settlement History - Colonial Period

Moving Image		Power Lines MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:46 (Relevance: 640) Find Similar Resources	Hydroelectric power plants Rivers Water Power

Moving Image		Winter MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:56:43 For those plants and animals that don't migrate south for winter, a lot of preparation goes into getting ready for winter. When it comes to dealing with winter, plants and animals know things we humans don't. (Relevance: 633) Find Similar Resources	Winter -- New England Ecology/Energy Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England

Moving Image		Spring MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 Because spring comes so late to northern New England, things have to happen quickly and profusely. Spring is the time of year that wildlife and plants come to life again and get right to the business of creating new life. (Relevance: 615) Find Similar Resources	Spring -- New England Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England Ecology/Energy

Moving Image		A Part of the Main MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:01 As Europeans began to look seriously towards Maine as a desirable economic region, there were many debates about who owned or controlled the varied and plentiful natural resources, especially timber. In the mid-1800’s, the timber harvest from the communities in the far north woods traveled via the river communities to the prosperous coast where the wealth of natural resources set sail for the world beyond. Today, these distinct regions remain intact, each with a different story to tell about how history has played itself out since that time. (Relevance: 576) Find Similar Resources	Natural resources Settlements Lumbering Shipping/Shipbuilding

Moving Image		Bodies In Motion: The Biomechanics of Sports MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:54:36 Using athletics, QUEST takes a fresh look at the way our bodies move. Bridging the gap between research and the playing field, coaches, trainers and athletes themselves discover how to optimize performance and what to do when injury causes that performance to fail. (Relevance: 567) Find Similar Resources	Biomechanics Sports -- Physiological aspects Human mechanics Human locomotion

Still Image		Former Vanderbilt yacht Maine Historical Society, Still Image Yacht Bess, built in 1881 and owned by the Vanderbilt family was purchased by Booth Fisheries Co. in 1917 and carried 90 hogsheads of herring, Now (c. 1930) named 'Whileaway'. This is part of the Atlantic Fisherman collection: correspondence, photographs and news articles to and from the Atlantic Fisherman, a journal concerned with commercial fishing. (Relevance: 557) Find Similar Resources	Bess (Ship) -- Photograph Booth Fisheries Co. (Eastport, Me.) Fishermen -- Maine -- Eastport -- Photographs Fishing boats Fishing industry -- Maine -- Eastport Sardine fisheries -- Maine -- Eastport Vanderbilt Vanderbilt family Whileaway (Ship) -- Photograph

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