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Moving Image		Interview with lobsterman Harvey Crowley, Corea, Aug. 9th 2000 Lobster Institute, Moving Image Lobsterman Harvey Crowley discussed lobstering on the Maine coast; the life of a lobster fisherman; clamming; early history of lobster fishing; lobstering equipment and costs; lobstering laws; types of boats; Friendship sloops; and the Maine Lobstermen’s Association. (Relevance: 191) Find Similar Resources	Crowley, Harvey -- Interviews Lobster fishers Lobster industry Lobster fisheries -- Catch effort Lobster fisheries -- Equipment and supplies Lobster fisheries -- Law and legislation Lobsters -- Conservation Corea (Me.) -- History Oral history Fishing/Fisherman

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. (Relevance: 189) Find Similar Resources	Fishers Fishing Fishing boats Fishing/Fisherman Herring fisheries

Still Image		Maine Fishing Stream Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Postcard, "Maine Fishing Stream." View of a man in hip waders with fly rod, standing in a stream taking a fish off his hook and putting it into his fish creel. An idyllic scene that captures the experience so many tourists sought in Maine's wilderness regions. (Relevance: 184) Find Similar Resources	Fishing Fishing/Fisherman Outdoor recreation Recreation/Tourism Tourism

Sound		Interview with Clarence Harding Maine Folklife Center, Sound Selection from an interview with Clarence Harding, a lobster fisherman from the Mount Desert Island area. In the selection, Harding talks about the daily schedule of lobstering, the hard work necessary to succeed, and changes in type of bait used. (Relevance: 182) Find Similar Resources	Baitfish Fishing/Fisherman Lobster fishers Quality of work life

Still Image		Two Penobscots Modeling Native Clothing Maine Folklife Center, Still Image Photograph of two Native Americans wearing feathered head-dresses and Indian costumes standing in front of a structure with a sign reading, Vistor's Welcome, Indian Workshop. The man holds a war club, and the woman a basket. The war club and basket are traditional Penobscot crafts. Their outfits are patterened on Plains Indian dress, especially the war bonnet with trailing feathers.These costumes were likely assumed in order to satisfy white expectations of Indian dress. The photo is captioned "Chief Blue-Jay War-bur-burn, Penobscot Indians, Old Town, Me." (Relevance: 180) Find Similar Resources	Clothing and dress Native Americans Penobscot Indian Nation Penobscot Tribe

Still Image		Lighthouse guides herring Maine Historical Society, Still Image During dark nights lighthouses are of value to fishermen as the light guides fish into weirs. This weir is 12 miles above Eastport, Maine close to the famous summer resort of St. Andrews, New Brunswick. This type of weir is called "Grab All." 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: 178) Find Similar Resources	Fish traps -- New Brunswick -- St. Andrews -- Photographs Fishing industry -- New Brunswick -- St. Andrews Fishing weirs -- 1930-1940 -- New Brunswick -- Photographs Herring Lighthouses -- New Brunswick -- Photographs Passamaquoddy Bay Sardine fisheries -- New Brunswick

Text		Agreement between Maine and Massachusetts Maine State Archives, Text Agreement between Maine and Massachusetts adjusting the personal concerns between the two states after separation; also mentions Penobscot Tribe. (Relevance: 177) Find Similar Resources	Indians of North America Conflict-Stability: control of Maine, land disputes, French-English-Indians Indians -- land rights Native Americans Land Disputes

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: 176) Find Similar Resources	Natural resources Settlements Lumbering Shipping/Shipbuilding

Text		Portland Fish Exchange Science, Text America’s first all-display fresh fish and seafood auction, operated in Portland, Maine. The Exchange offers a fair and open marketplace bringing together fishing vessels (sellers) with seafood wholesalers and processors (buyers). Fresh fish and seafood are unloaded from fishing vessels daily and displayed for buyers to make purchasing decisions. The auction is conducted at mid-day. Products purchased are destined for restaurants, markets, and processing plants within hours of vessel landings. This Web site is a good example of a fish market and auction. (Relevance: 175) Find Similar Resources	Fishing/Fisherman Fish trade Fisheries -- Economic aspects Portland Fish Exchange (Me.)

Still Image		Fishing Fleet, Near Eastport, Maine Fogler Special Collections, Still Image Postcard, "Fishing Fleet, Near Eastport, Maine." View of many small sailing vessels on the water. (Relevance: 170) Find Similar Resources	Fishing Fishing boats Fishing/Fisherman Sailboats

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