Maritime life study oral history collection, 1982-1987.

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Maritime life study oral history collection, 1982-1987.

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Interviews with 68 individuals and groups dealing with the maritime activities on the south fork of Suffolk County, Long Island. Topics covered include heritage and lifestyle of the interviewees, cod fishing, dragging, eeling, fishing miscellany, bill netting, handling, haul seining, lobster fishing, long lining, menhaden fishery, shell fishing, sport fishing, swordfish fishing, trap fishing, whaling, net mending, rope splicing, wind, weather, and tide, boatbuilding construction and costs, decoys used in trapping and hunting, selling and shipping, income and expenses, legislation and politics, dramatic experiences, and miscellaneous stories.

118 cassette tapes, 2.3 cubic ft. of transcripts.

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East Hampton Town Marine Museum (Amagansett, N.Y.)

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Collecting area: Artifacts and records that document the economic, social, and political impact tha fishing and whaling have had on the South Fork of Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155543726 Many of the photographs appeared in the book MEN'S LIVES by Peter Matthiessen. In addition the photographs are being used in an exhibition called "Men's Lives." From the description of Long Isla...