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Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop

Date: 1986-11-07
Description: One contact sheet with thirty-six black and white images. Images of Shiver building an oyster skiff in his Eastpoint shop. 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.
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Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop

Date: 1986-11-12
Description: One contact sheet with thirty-six black and white images.. Images of Shiver building an oyster skiff in his Eastpoint shop. 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.
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Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop

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.
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Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

Interview with boatbuilder Bobby Shiver

Date: 1986-11-03
Description: Two audio cassettes. Interview with the boat builder at his boat shop. Shiver discusses early life in Franklin County; family fishing; hunting; learning to build boats; types of boats; boatbuilding techniques and materials; timber; uses of boats; religion; and the economics of boat building. Copy of the interview can also be found at the Library of Congress' American Folklife Archive (AFS 26,806A18-42, B). 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.
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Interview with boatbuilder Bobby Shiver

Interview with fisher Frank "Sonny Boy" Segree

Date: 1986-11-11
Description: Two audio cassettes. Interview with fisher Segree in Eastpoint. Segree discusses oystering; shrimping; family history; growing up in the Panhandle; life during the Depression; netmaking; boatbuilding; oystering; crabbing; trot lines; arrival of motors; shrimping; star navigation; catching flounder; local businesses; fish houses; and selling seafood. A duplicate copy of the interview may be found at the Library of Congress's American Folk Center archive (AFS 26,814-26,815). 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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Interview with fisher Frank "Sonny Boy" Segree

Elzie Shiver performance

Date: 1986-12-16
Description: One audio cassette. Recording of Shiver (guitar, vocals) performing country music by Hank Williams, the Carter Family, and Eddy Arnold at his Eastpoint home. Originally from Quincy, Florida, he and his wife, Delcie Faircloth Shiver, both worked in the oyster industry.
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Elzie Shiver performance

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.
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Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

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Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop	Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop	Still Image	Fieldwork Boats and boating Material culture Woodworking tools Woodwork Carpentry Workshops Skiffs Boatbuilding Maritime life Occupational groups Boatbuilders Carpenters	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop	Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop	Still Image	Fieldwork Boats and boating Material culture Woodworking tools Woodwork Carpentry Workshops Skiffs Boatbuilding Maritime life Occupational groups Boatbuilders Carpenters	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree	Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree	Still Image	Fieldwork Boats and boating Material culture Boats Woodwork Maritime life Carpentry Fishing Equipment and supplies Weights and measures Measurements Research methods Carpenters Boatbuilders Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1592_06_tape14	Interview with boatbuilder Bobby Shiver	Sound	Fieldwork Boatbuilding Boats and boating Carpentry Sound recording Wood craft Woodwork Oral histories Transportation Fishers Interviews Fishing Maritime life Interviewing Occupational groups Family history Boating industry Maritime folklore Carpenters Boatbuilders	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1592_06_tape18	Interview with fisher Frank "Sonny Boy" Segree	Sound	Fieldwork Sound recording Interviewing Interviews Oral narratives Maritime life Oral histories Life histories Fishing Seafood gathering Family history Netmaking Boatbuilding Shrimpers (persons) Oyster industries Oyster fisheries Fishers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1592_06_tape20	Elzie Shiver performance	Sound	Field recordings Music--Performance Country music Ballads Oral narratives	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree	Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree	Still Image	Carpenters Fieldwork Boats and boating Material culture Boats Woodwork Maritime life Carpentry Fishing Equipment and supplies Weights and measures Measurements Research methods Boatbuilders Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop

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Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop

Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop

Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

Interview with boatbuilder Bobby Shiver

Interview with boatbuilder Bobby Shiver

Interview with fisher Frank "Sonny Boy" Segree

Interview with fisher Frank "Sonny Boy" Segree

Elzie Shiver performance

Elzie Shiver performance

Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

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Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop

Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop

Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop

Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop

Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

Interview with boatbuilder Bobby Shiver

Interview with boatbuilder Bobby Shiver

Interview with fisher Frank "Sonny Boy" Segree

Interview with fisher Frank "Sonny Boy" Segree

Elzie Shiver performance

Elzie Shiver performance

Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree