| Glades skiff | Glades skiff | Still Image | Maritime life
Material culture
Skiffs
Boats
Wood craft
Boatbuilding
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Glades skiff
- Date
- 1986-08-31
- Description
- Eight color slides. Images of Simmons' glade skiff, which combined elements of a johnboat with a canoe. Simmons was one of the last makers of wooden Everglades skiffs, which were used to fish and hunt in the shallow wetlands of South Florida. A self described 'gladesman,' Simmons grew up near the Everglades hunting, boating, and fishing. His skiff measures 18-18 feet, and are 2 feet wide. They are flat bottomed and propelled with use of a pole by a driver standing up in the boat's middle. Simmons began building them at age 12. He is also the author of a book, 'Gladesmen,' written in 1998. For an interview of Simmons, see S 1576, T86-2 and T86-3 (C86-48). The Metro-Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| a_s1640_23_tape23 | Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons | Sound | Woodworkers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Personal experience narratives
Woodwork
Oral history
Oral narratives
Wood craft
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons
- Date
- 1991-11-25
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Simmons discusses boatbuilding and his lfie. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 11. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t86-002 | Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons | Sound | Boatbuilders
Fieldwork
Sound recordings
Life histories
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Boatbuilding
Boats and boating
Wetland animals
Swamp animals
Wetlands
Swamps
Nature
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Alligators
Skiffs
Canoes
Hunting
Animal traps
Trapping | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons
- Date
- 1985-09-05
- Description
- Two reel to reels (copied onto audio cassette: C86-48 and C86-158.) Interview with Everglades native, hunter, and boat builder Simmons. He discusses hunting alligators; trapping otters and other animals; trading with Seminole Indians; life during the Depression; Everglades drainage; building skiffs; dug out canoes; and camping in the Everglades. The Metro-Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| a_s1640_23_tape27 | Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons | Sound | Woodworkers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Personal experience narratives
Woodwork
Oral history
Oral narratives
Wood craft
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons
- Date
- 1992-04-01
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| a_s1640_23_tape25 | Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons | Sound | Woodworkers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Personal experience narratives
Woodwork
Oral history
Oral narratives
Wood craft
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons
- Date
- 1992-06-29
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| Metro-Dade Folklife Area at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival: boatbuilder Glen Simmons | Metro-Dade Folklife Area at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival: boatbuilder Glen Simmons | Still Image | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Occupational groups
Boatbuilding
Boats and boating
Skiffs
Demonstrations
Woodwork
Material culture
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Metro-Dade Folklife Area at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival: boatbuilder Glen Simmons
- Date
- 1986-05-24
- Description
- Twelve color slides. Simmons was one of the last makers of wooden Everglades skiffs, which were used to fish and hunt in the shallow wetlands of South Florida. A self described 'gladesman,' Simmons grew up near the Everglades hunting, boating, and fishing. His skiff measures 18-18 feet, and are 2 feet wide. They are flat bottomed and propelled with use of a pole by a driver standing up in the boat's middle. Simmons began building them at age 12. He is also the author of a book, 'Gladesmen' from 1998. For an interview of Simmons, see S 1576, T86-2 and T86-3 (C86-48). For more images Simmons, see S 1577, v. 41, S86-4759 - S86-4766; for an interview, see S1576, T86-2, T86-3 (C86-48). The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| Oyster shuckers at Leavin's Seafood | Oyster shuckers at Leavin's Seafood | Still Image | Fieldwork
Skiffs
Boats
Boatbuilders
Boatbuilding
Material culture
Wood craft
Woodwork
Carpentry
Netmaking
Fishing nets
Fishery processing plants
Fisheries processing
Seafood industry
Shuckers
Workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Oyster shuckers at Leavin's Seafood
- Date
- 1986-10-10
- Description
- Thirty seven color slides. Images of oyster shuckers at Leavin's Seafood. Shucking is the removal of shells from oysters before they are sold to food suppliers and restaurants. 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
| Oyster skiffs in Eastpoint | Oyster skiffs in Eastpoint | Still Image | Fishers
Fieldwork
Skiffs
Oyster industries
Oyster fisheries
Boats and boating
Waterways
Transportation
Seafood gathering
Fishing
Occupational groups | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Oyster skiffs in Eastpoint
- Date
- 1993-03-04
- Description
- One proof sheet with ten black and white images (plus negatives).
- Collection
| Sonny Polous building an oyster skiff, and a fishing net | Sonny Polous building an oyster skiff, and a fishing net | Still Image | Fieldwork
Skiffs
Boats
Boatbuilding
Material culture
Wood craft
Woodwork
Carpentry
Netmaking
Fishing nets
Net maker
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Sonny Polous building an oyster skiff, and a fishing net
- Date
- 1986-09-30
- Description
- Eleven color slides. Taken in Polous's yard. 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
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