| An abandoned fish house on the St. Johns River | An abandoned fish house on the St. Johns River | Still Image | Fieldwork
Structures
Fishing nets
Fishing
Buildings
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Fishes
Occupational groups
Fishing tackle
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
An abandoned fish house on the St. Johns River
- Date
- 1985-02-27
- Description
- Nine color slides. Images of fisher Jackie Bennett at his father Doc Bennett's old fish house. Images of hoop nets, tar pots, a table for fish cleaning, and an old building. In winter 1985, the Bureau joined with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Artificial worms | Artificial worms | Still Image | Material culture
Fishing lures
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Worms
Baitworms
Fishing baits
Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artificial worms
- Date
- 1980
- Description
- One proof sheet with thirty-six black and white images. Woody Woodward and Al Jones with plastic worms Woodward made as fishing lures. Woodward, with Al Jones, made artificial fishing worms out of plastic for sale in Happy's Bait and Tackle Shop in Inverness. Begun in the 1960s, the idea came to Woody and Al when they noticed that fish only struck worms that floated at the surface by their tails. Therefore, they made a lure to imitate that behavior.
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| Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River | Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River | Still Image | Fieldwork
Rivers
Occupational groups
Fishing
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Boats and boating
Shad
Fishes
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River
- Date
- 1985-02-07
- Description
- One color print (plus one black and white print and negatives). Duplicate of slide S85-2102. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair | Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair | Still Image | Festivals
Fairs
Demonstrations
Craft
Folklife
Boat drivers
Occupational folklore
African Americans
Teaching of folklore
Egg decoration
Eggs
Polka
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Fishing lures
Wood carving
Music performance
Wood carvers
Musical groups
Artisans
Boat driver
Bands (Music) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair
- Date
- 1981-08-31
- Description
- Seventy-seven color slides. Folklife demonstration booths at the Florida State Fair. Culled from informants at the Big Bend Folklife Area, demonstrations include pysanky egg decoration, Wakulla Springs boat drivers (Jackson), wood carving (fishing lures by Woodward and Jones), and polka music by the Polka Sweethearts.
- Collection
| Boatbuilder Marvin Thomas | Boatbuilder Marvin Thomas | Still Image | Fieldwork
Docks
Boats
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Fishers
Mullet fisheries
Shrimpers (persons)
Transportation
Maritime life
Occupational groups
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boatbuilder Marvin Thomas
- Date
- 1984-12
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Thomas on a shrimp boat and mullet boat he built. Hamilton owned both boats. Images were created as fieldwork for the apprenticeship program. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year until 2003.
- Collection
| Boats and fishers in Big Pine Key | Boats and fishers in Big Pine Key | Still Image | Fieldwork
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Boats and boating
Seafood gathering
Material culture
Maritime life
Docks
Occupational groups
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boats and fishers in Big Pine Key
- Date
- 1986-10-21
- Description
- Eighteen color slides. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
- Collection
| Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop | Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Boating industry
Boats and boating
Material culture
Maritime life
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Transportation
Woodwork
Wood craft
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop
- Date
- 1986-11-15
- Description
- One contact sheet with thirty-six black and white images. Images of Shiver building an oyster skiff in his Eastpoint shop. Also included are several images of a boat built by Frank 'Sonny Boy' Segree. Skiffs are small, light rowing or sailing boats. More images can be found in S 1577, v. 45. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
- Collection
| Buddy Maddox demonstrating cast nets and oyster tongs | Buddy Maddox demonstrating cast nets and oyster tongs | Still Image | Casting (Fishing)
Material culture
Occupational groups
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Fishing nets
Nets
Oyster tongs
Demonstrations
Oyster fisheries
Libraries
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Cane pole maker and fisher Martha Russell | Cane pole maker and fisher Martha Russell | Still Image | Fieldwork
African Americans
Bamboo
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Fishing tackle
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Carl Hanson and his apprentice Jason Keil tying fly fishing lines | Carl Hanson and his apprentice Jason Keil tying fly fishing lines | Still Image | Artisans
Fieldwork
Fly fishing
Saltwater fly fishing
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Fishing tackle
Material culture
Craft
Fishing lures
Apprentices
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Carl Hanson and his apprentice Jason Keil tying fly fishing lines
- Date
- 1989-08
- Description
- Seventy-seven color slides. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Hanson grew up in Rockport, Massachusetts, where he learned to tie fly fish lines from his grandfather. Saltwater fly fishing became popular in Florida in the 1960s. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
- Collection
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