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Photography
Title
Dragging with Lester Orcutt Photographs
Year
1976
Out at Wood Island at four in the morning, Lester Orcutt is ready to start his daily routine of dragging. Herbert Baum III joins Orcutt has he drags to learn about this fishing method and the work draggers perform.
Type
Photography
Title
Potato Barrel Making Photographs
Year
1976
In Aroostook County, one of the most important jobs is the creation of potato barrels. Anne Pierter and others speak to coopers about making potato barrels.
Type
published content
Title
April 1976 Salt Magazine, Table of Contents
Year
1976
Table of contents for April 1976 Salt Magazine.
Type
published content
Title
Lobstering for Rum
Year
1976
Now a school teacher, one woman recalls her childhood experience with rum running.
Type
published content
Title
Ice Fishing
Year
1976
In order to understand the art of ice fishing, Steve Bragdon visited Don Shaw and his ice shack. Bragdon documents the work Shaw does in his shack in order to ice fish and the methods he uses.
Type
published content
Title
Soapmaking
Year
1976
Making soap all of her life, Mrs. Joseph Sullivan shows Salt students how her craft is performed. Mrs. Sullivan guides Lorraine Kingsbury and others through the process from the start.
Type
published content
Title
Like a Gift to an Indian- Basket Making
Year
1976
Following traditional Micmac Indian practices, Libby and Joe Muse make potato baskets in Presque Isle. Laurie Smith and Jason Wheeler visit the Muse's to learn how to create baskets, step by step.
Type
published content
Title
Potato Barrel Making
Year
1976
In Aroostook County, one of the most important jobs is the creation of potato barrels. Debbie Mountain and others speak to coopers about making potato barrels.
Type
published content
Title
Stone Walls
Year
1976
Harvey Bixby is a skilled artisan who builds stone walls. Mark Serreze visits Bixby to learn about his craft and the work that goes into it.
Type
published content
Title
June 1976 Bicentennial Salt Magazine, Contribution Page
Year
1976
Contribution page from the June 1976 Bicentennial Salt Magazine.
Type
published content
Title
Gill Netting
Year
1976
In order to understand how gill netting works, Keith Euler took a trip with Herbert Hutchins out to sea. Euler documents the work Hutchins does with gill nets and how he sticks with netting year round.
Type
published content
Title
Designing with Shells
Year
1976
Starting off as a hobby for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nichols, creating art with shells has become a business. Laura Lee Towne and Tari Lee Bennett speak to the Nichols' about their craft work to make figures with shells.
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