| Packing shrimp at Fernandina fish house | Packing shrimp at Fernandina fish house | Still Image | African Americans
Seafood
Seafood gathering
Occupational groups
Work
Maritime life
Food
Fisheries
Food preparation
Labor
Workers
Workplace
Fishers
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Mayport scenes, c. 1950s | Mayport scenes, c. 1950s | Still Image | Boats and boating
Boatbuilders
Seafood gathering
Fishing nets
Occupational groups
Labor
Maritime life
Docks
Fishers
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Mayport scenes, c. 1950s
- Date
- 1950
- Description
- Three contact sheets with 88 photographic black and white images; plus logs and negatives. Copies of photographs taken by Helen Floyd Cooper, a long-time Mayport resident with an interest in the local fishing culture. 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
| Shrimp boats docked in Fernandina | Shrimp boats docked in Fernandina | Still Image | Boats and boating
Seafood gathering
Fisheries
Fishers
Docks
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat | The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat | Still Image | Carpenters
Fieldwork
Boats and boating
Boatbuilding
Material culture
Carpentry
Wood craft
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Labor
Transportation
Boatbuilders
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat
- Date
- 1985-06-16
- Description
- Ten contact sheets with 357 photographic black and white images; plus logs and negatives. Images of the Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat over a six month period. The boat was christened Miss Joann. Images of the boat in use may be found in S 1577, v. 44, S88-1 - S88-146. 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
| 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
- Date
- 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
- Collection
| Folklife at the Mayport Seafood Festival | Folklife at the Mayport Seafood Festival | Still Image | Festivals
Special events
Seafood
Maritime folklore
Maritime life
Choirs (music)
Workshops
Boats and boating
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Folklife at the Mayport Seafood Festival
- Date
- 1991-10-26
- Description
- Ten color slides. Images taken during the Mayport Seafood Festival. 1: Welding shop; 2: Matt Rolland's dock; 3-5: Shrimp boats; 6-8: Black church choir; 9-10: Festival crowds.
- Collection
| 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.
- 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 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 |
| 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.
- Collection
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