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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
published content
Title
How to Knit a Lobster Trap Head
Year
1974
Living in Kennebunkport most of his life, Albert Hutchins is a Maine lobsterman. Fran Ober visits Hutchins to learn how to knit a lobster trap head.
Type
Photography
Title
How to Knit a Lobster Trap Head Photographs
Year
1973
Living in Kennebunkport most of his life, Albert Hutchins is a Maine lobsterman. Carl Young Jr. visits Hutchins to learn how to knit a lobster trap head.
Type
Writing
Title
Hugh's Pier
Year
1998
Eliza Wilmerding explores the fishing business within the Stonington community. Wilmerding speaks to fishermen to learn about fishing industry throughout the year.
Type
published content
Title
I Never Lied in My Life
Year
1980
Andrea Downs and Cynthia Pinkham highlight the life of Cecil Kelley, a fisherman from Jonesport. Kelley shares several of his stories as well.
Type
Photography
Title
I Never Lied in My Life Photographs
Year
1979
Lynn Kippax Jr., Andrea Downs and Cynthia Pinkham highlight the life of Cecil Kelley, a fisherman from Jonesport. Kelley shares several of his stories as well.
Type
Radio
Title
Inmates Welcome
Year
May 4th, 2018
Downeast Correctional Facility is the minimum security prison in Machiasport, a small fishing town in Maine. Here, locals don't fear inmates; they depend on them.
Type
published content
Title
Island People
Year
1980
On Swan's Island, five and a half miles off the coast of Maine, residents live a peaceful and isolated life. Herbert Baum III reports on the way of life for the people of Swan's Island, speaking to some of the oldest members of the community.
Type
published content
Title
Island People: Walter Stinson
Year
1980
Dottie O'Keefe visits 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
published content
Title
Island Time
Year
2007
Rebecca Stewart captures the work of Bob and Helene Quinn, owners and caretakers of Eagle Island. Stewart documents how they spend their days cooking, lobstering, and exploring.
Type
Multimedia
Title
It Is What It Is
Year
2014
As a commercial lobsterman, Mary Todd navigates her way through a man's world. Galen Koch documents the work that Todd does as a lobsterman and how her gender plays a role in her work experiences.
Type
Writing
Title
Jeff Peterson - Trap Maker
Year
1991
Peter Brace explores the life of Jeff Peterson, a lobsterman and inventor who builds lobster traps.
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