3 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Weights and measures"
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Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

Date
1986-11-14
Description
One contact sheet with thirty-three black and white images. Images are of folklorists Taylor and Loomis measuring a fishing boat built by Segree in his yard. More images may 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 may be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
Collection
Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

Date
1986-11-14
Description
Twenty-four color slides. Images of folklorists Taylor and Loomis measuring a fishing boat built by Segree in his yard. More images may be found in S 1592, box 4, folder 4. 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
Workers packing mullet at a fish house

Workers packing mullet at a fish house

Date
1986-08-18
Description
Seven color slides. Workers weighing and loading recently caught mullet fish into crates with ice for transporting and selling. 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
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank SegreeFolklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank SegreeStill ImageCarpenters
Fieldwork
Boats and boating
Material culture
Boats
Woodwork
Maritime life
Carpentry
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Weights and measures
Measurements
Research methods
Boatbuilders
Folklorists
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Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank SegreeFolklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank SegreeStill ImageFieldwork
Boats and boating
Material culture
Boats
Woodwork
Maritime life
Carpentry
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Weights and measures
Measurements
Research methods
Carpenters
Boatbuilders
Folklorists
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Workers packing mullet at a fish houseWorkers packing mullet at a fish houseStill ImageFieldwork
Maritime life
Mullet fishing
Mullet fisheries
Seafood industry
Weights and measures
Labor
Blue collar workers
Fishing
Occupational groups
Fishers
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