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Items with subject 'Fishing'

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Delaware Coastal History Documentaries

by Oates, Michael (2011 – 2012)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

Series of digital video discs documenting the history of Delaware's coast including, "White Gold: Delaware's Oystering History;" "The '62 Storm - Delaware's Shared Response;" and "An Evolving Legacy: Delaware's Coastal Zone Act." The documentaries were written, directed and edited by local Delawarean Michael Oates, 2011-2012.

Associated Subjects: Fishing • Maritime
Identifier: 2014.137
Repository: Local History Archives
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Della Andrew Postcard Collection

by Artvue Post Card Co.Dexter Press, Inc.H. S. Crocker., Inc.Pulling, Richard C.Sweet, OzzieTawes PhotographicThe Collotype Co.The Harry P. Cann & Bro. Co.The Mayrose Co.Traub, David E. (1940 – 1960)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains various postcards from the 1940s and 1950s and contains correspondence between Della Andrew and her family and friends.

Associated Subjects: Fishing • Postcards
Identifier: 2009.311
Repository: Local History Archives
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Eastern Shore Photographs

by Burt, Jane (1972 – 1985)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Compact disc of digital photographic images documenting differing locations and activities of Maryland's Eastern Shore from 1972-1985. Images include the Whitehaven Ferry, Green Hill Church, the Wye Oak, Nanticoke Harbor, Oystering, Clamming, Jones Creek and the Nassawango Iron Furnace.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Oysters • Maritime • Fishing
Identifier: 2015.016
Repository: Local History Archives
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Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States Statistical Bulletin

by Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce and Labor (1904)

1 oversize folder (1.5 linear feet)

Oversize reproduction of the Bureau of Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States Statistical Bulletin No. 184, produced in 1904 by the Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce and Labor. Statistics include those for states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, as well as the items utilized by the fisheries and the products produced. Also printed on the bottom of the statistical bulletin is a supplementary table showing certain of the above products in number and bushels.

Associated Subjects: Fishing • Maritime
Identifier: 2015.993
Repository: Local History Archives
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Folklife Collection - Farlow's Favorite Home-Made Lure

by Salisbury University Students (1975 – 1975)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1975, former Salisbury University student Sandra Farlow collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of how to make fishing lures from different family members of hers. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, their stories, photograph slides, and a red box filled with examples of homemade fishing lures.

Associated Subjects: Fishing • Folklife - Customs and Traditions
Identifier: FK75.035
Repository: Local History Archives
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Good Times Newsletter collection

by Good Times Newspaper (1950)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Newsletter entitled, "Good Times on the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula," Vol. 3, No. 1, the brief publication features a series of vignettes of the varying locations across the Eastern Shore and activities in which vacationers can participate. Activities include sunbathing, historic sites, boating and fishing.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • Fishing • Maritime
Identifier: 2014.109
Repository: Local History Archives
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History of Menhaden Industry in Virginia Essay

by McKenney, Robert N. (1951)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The History of Menhaden Industry in Virginia Essay contains an essay by Robert N. McKenney on the history of the Menhaden Industry on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Associated Subjects: Fishing
Identifier: 2009.209
Repository: Local History Archives
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Ledger of Larner T. McLain

by McLain, Larner (1912 – 1926)

3 folders (0.03 linear feet)

The ledger of Larner T. McLain's shipping business in Whitehaven, Maryland, documents work performed with sailboats in addition to the seasonal oyster business on the Chesapeake Bay from September 1912 - October 1926. Beginning in September 1919, accounts are listed from Standard Oil Company, documenting the transition from wind/sail power to gasoline power.

Associated Subjects: Ledger • Accounting Records • Oysters • Fishing
Identifier: 2006.306
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Louise Messick Moyer papers

by Moyer, Louise Messick (1900 – 2006)

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

The Louise Messick Moyer papers date from 1900-2006, with the bulk of the material dating from 1990-2005. The collection represents her genealogical research on multiple families, with extensive correspondence, family trees, abstracts and notes on the Messick, Long and Simmons families. The research spans Lancaster County in Virginia, Dorchester and Somerset Counties in Maryland and Sussex County, Delaware. Records also include facsimiles of 19th Century financial and marriage information, transcriptions of diaries from 1876 and 1906, a self-published memoir of a merchant sailor, and information on the menhaden fishing industry.

Associated Subjects: Business • Fishing • Genealogy • Long Family • Messick Family • Simmons Family
Identifier: 2007.087
Repository: Local History Archives
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Maryland Department of Education audio-visual collection

by Maryland Department of Education (1950 – 1956)

2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)

The audio-visual project materials produced by the Maryland State Department of Education document the life and customs of the peoples of Maryland including the agricultural landscape and oceanic industries as well as the historic landscape. Materials include a series of photographic slides, film strips, and the corresponding scripts to the classroom materials that date from 1950-1956 with the bulk of the material dating from 1955-1956.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Canning Industry • Education • Fishing • Maritime
Identifier: 2006.390
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Maryland State Department of Education Photograph Collection

by Maryland Department of Education (1954 – 2000)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

This collection contains various photographs taken and used by the Maryland State Department of Education in 2000. The photographs depict among other things the oyster and maritime fishing economies and local businesses, school activities in various counties, and historical sites of interest.

Associated Subjects: Fishing • Photography • Historic Preservation • Oysters
Identifier: 2009.176
Repository: Local History Archives
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Ocean City Fishing and Crabbing Guide booklet

by Hayes, Sue (1992 – 1996)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Published booklet titled, "Ocean City Fishing and Crabbing Guide," authored by Sue Hayes. This comprehensive guide includes locations for public fishing and crabbing, noted stores for bait and tackle, as well as types of boat rentals and launch ramps. The author also provides handy tips on knot-tying, and types of fish. Printed in 1992, an inserted addition from 1996, provides updates on locations and telephone numbers.

Associated Subjects: Fishing • Crabbing
Identifier: 2017.096b
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment