| Collection Name: |
Penobscot Bay Fisheries and Industries Project Interviews |
| Repository Name: |
University of Maine. Maine Folklife Center. Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
Orono, Maine, United States |
| Local Identifier: |
MF 047 |
| URL: |
http://www.umaine.edu/folklife/mf047.htm |
| Dates Spanned: |
1973-1974 |
| Description: |
A series of thirteen interviews (1973-1974) done by David Taylor under contract for the Penobscot Marine Museum, on the fisheries and related industries of Penobscot Bay, the Penobscot River, and the surrounding area. Topics discussed include salmon, smelt, and lobster fishing; captaining a lobster smack; the catching and marketing of eels; ship and boat building; and Friendship sloops. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
13 |
| Broad Subjects: |
Industry and Labor; Economics |
| ASP Subjects: |
Boatbuilding; Eel fisheries; Fishing; Fishing boats; Friendship sloops; History; Lobster fisheries; Lobster fishers; Local history; Maine; Maine--History; Oral history; Penobscot Bay, ME; Penobscot River, ME; Salmon fisheries; Smelt fisheries; United States |
| Other Subjects: |
Penobscot Marine Museum |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000285 |
