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Listen: The Blues ProgramPortrait of net maker Valley A. Hill.
Image Number
FP78486
Photographer
Bulger, Peggy A.
Date
1978
Date Note
Photographed in December 1978.
Rights
Collection
Folklife collection
Series 1577, Box 16, FF82
Series 1577, Box 16, FF82
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in.
General Note
Accompanying note: "Valley A. Hill learned to make fish castnets when he was a teenager. He and his father fished for a living on the gulf coast of Florida. His father taught him the skill of netting. At 85 years old, Mr. Hill still weaves his nets as a pastime and is currently teaching his son the technique."
Portrait of net maker Valley A. Hill.
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