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
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- 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.
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Boats in front of Miller's Fish Camp | Boats in front of Miller's Fish Camp | Still Image | Fieldwork Boats Boats and boating Fishers Fisheries Mullet fisheries Mullet fishing Shrimpers (persons) Fishing nets Trawlers (Vessels) Docks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Burbank family netmaking shop | Burbank family netmaking shop | Still Image | Netmaking Shrimpers (persons) Fishing nets Implements, utensils, etc. Woven goods Weaving Textiles Material culture Work Stores, retail Net maker | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Burbank family netmaking shop
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- 1980-07-22
- Description
- Five black and white prints P80-325: Standard hardware store; P80-326-328: Burbank trawl net makers; P80-329: Trawl nets hung up to dry
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Captain Eddie Baker | Captain Eddie Baker | Still Image | Fieldwork Boats and boating Fishers Docks Seafood gathering African Americans Workplace Occupational groups Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Captain Eddie Baker
- Date
- 1986-07-22
- Description
- Nine color slides. Images of Captain Eddie Baker at the Mayport docks. The boat behind him is the Miss Alice, named for his wife. He once captained that boat before health issues retired him. At the time, he was the oldest fisher in Mayport. 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 may be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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a_s1576_21_c86-141 | Captain Jake Stone interview for Fishing All My Days | Sound | Net maker Field recordings Interviews Life histories Personal experience narratives Interviewing Fishing nets Netmaking Seafood gathering Seafood industry Selling seafood Oral history Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing Fishers Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Captain Jake Stone interview for Fishing All My Days
- Date
- 1984-08-10
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Audio does not start immediately. C86-143: Capt. Jake Stone discusses his early years in shrimping, 1947-1948; his first shrimp boat was the "Jim Dozier"; tells fishing story; discusses shrimping in the present day - differences; family background; shrimp boats he's run; New Smyrna, Florida as "shrimping Mecca"; modern shrimping ports; communication; "heading" shrimp stories; shrimping as a family business; superstitions among fishermen; "oil drip" story; shrimp captain, "Gator Pierce"; fisherman, Ralph Weatherly; fishing territories; electric reels; net-making; old-time net-maker, Anchor Damgard; fisherman, Johnny McDonald; tells fishing and shrimping stories throughout tape. C86-141: Captain Stone discusses various aspects of shrimping and netmaking such as the types of nets he made ("Jubilee" nets, "Joe Lucas" nets, and "Brownie" nets); innovations in his net-making; intricacies of net-making and how they work; seasonal runs of shrimp; decreasing catches of shrimp and rising prices; legends of shark feeding; younger generation's lack of interest in net making; modern shrimping vs. shrimping when Capt. Stone was younger. Interview conducted during fieldwork for video documentary on Florida shrimping called Fishing All My Days, and was made by the Florida Folklife Program, and the University of Florida (WUFT-TV). A transcript of the interview can be found in S 1579, box 1, folder: "C86-99 through C86-149."
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Fernandina Seafood Festival | Fernandina Seafood Festival | Still Image | Folk festivals Shrimpers (persons) Boats Festivals Seafood Cookery (Seafood) Trawlers (Vessels) Docks African Americans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fernandina Shrimp Festival | Fernandina Shrimp Festival | Still Image | Festivals Seafood Shrimpers (persons) Shrimps Fishers Saltwater fishing Boats and boating Religion Religious rites Parades Maritime life Mariners | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fernandina Shrimp Festival
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- Description
- Five black and white prints. From the Fernandina Shrimp Festival. P80-330-331, 334-335 Shrimp boat parade P80-332,333 Blessing of the Fleet 18 August 1980
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Filming of the shrimping video documentary, Fishing All My Days | Filming of the shrimping video documentary, Fishing All My Days | Still Image | Fishers Seafood gathering Food industry and trade Documentary videos Fieldwork Workplace Workers Nets Netmaking Fishing nets Material culture Textiles Occupational groups Woven goods Folklorists Net maker Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Filming of the shrimping video documentary, Fishing All My Days
- Date
- 1986-08-08
- Description
- One proof sheet with twenty-three black and white images. Photos taken during the filming of a video documentary on Florida shrimping called Fishing All My Days, and was made by the Florida Folklife Program, and the University of Florida (WUFT-TV). 1: Burbank Net Shop; 2: William Burbank, Jr, and William Burbank III; 3-4: Folklorist Peggy Bulger, Eric Larson, and Al Saperstein; 5: Al Saperstein and Billy Burbank, III; 6-7: Burbank family making nets; 8-9 Billy Higginbotham, Glen Burbank, and William Burbank III; 10: Billy Higginbotham; 11,13: Al Saperstein: 12: Unidentified 13, 15-17: WUFT personnel filming; 14, 18-20: Billy Higginbotham; 21-23: Burbanks and media.
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a_s1576_21_c86-145 | First Bernie Colvin interview | sound | Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Foodways Seafood gathering Seafood industry Occupational groups Fishing Equipment and supplies Shrimps Fishing Fishers Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
First Bernie Colvin interview
- Date
- 1984-08-07
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. C86-145: Bernie Colvin discusses his shrimping experiences, including changes that have occurred in the business over the years; shrimping in the Bay around Panama City; Vietnamese shrimpers in the area; shrimping as recreation and subsistence; state regulations governing shrimping; physical dangers involved in shrimping/boating; traditional shrimping methods; nocturnal shrimping; crew payment. He tells various stories throughout interview. C86-149: Bernie Colvin discusses his personal history and how he got into the shrimping business. He also describes his first shrimping trip and changes in the industry over time; fishing and its benefits during World War II; Candy and Jimmy Carden, net makers; his son Earl, also a shrimper; communication and camaraderie between shrimpers; superstitions; cooking and foodways while on board ship; castnetting. Interview conducted during fieldwork for video documentary on Florida shrimping called Fishing All My Days, and was made by the Florida Folklife Program, and the University of Florida (WUFT-TV). A transcript of the interview can be found in S 1579, box 1, folder: C86-99 through C86-149.
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Fishing All My Days: Florida Shrimping Tradition | Fishing All My Days: Florida Shrimping Tradition | Moving Image | Fishers Net maker Documentary videos Occupational folklore Occupational groups Fisheries Fishing Equipment and supplies Fisheries processing Fishing nets Netmaking Net makers Seafood gathering Seafood industry Boatbuilding Boatbuilders Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Fishing All My Days: Florida Shrimping Tradition
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- 1986-03
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape) 29 minutes. Documentary on Fernandina's shrimping industry, produced by the Florida Folklife Program and WUFT-TV 5 of Gainesville (the local PBS station, affiliated with the University of Florida.) The video can be viewed online through the Folkstreams web page at http://www.folkstreams.net/pub/FilmPage.php?title=137
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