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Collection
N2011- 7, Photographic collection, 1930s-1970s; Box 15
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Occupational groups--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota Region
Industry, Maritime--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota Region
Saltwater maritime occupations
Fishermen
Maritime occupational equipment
Net making
Netmending
Food industry and trade--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota Region
Fish trade--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota Region
Fishing--Equipment and supplies
Fishing nets--Repairing
Men--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota Region
Fishers--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota Region
Seafood industry--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota Region
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Biographical Note
Joseph Janney Steinmetz was a world-renowned commercial photographer whose images appeared in such publications as the Saturday Evening Post, Life, Look, Time, Holiday, Collier's, and Town & Country. His work has been referred to as "an American social history," which documented diverse scenes of American life from affluent northeasterners to middle-class Floridians. Steinmetz moved from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Sarasota, Florida in 1941.
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Steinmetz, Joseph Janney, 1905-1985. Unidentified man mending fishing nets in the Sarasota area. 20th century. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/254401>, accessed 7 June 2026.
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Steinmetz, Joseph Janney, 1905-1985. Unidentified man mending fishing nets in the Sarasota area. 20th century. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/254401>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Steinmetz)
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