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Agricultural and Resource Economics

The University of Maine

History of Maine Fisheries

Series

Monhegan Island

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Account Book, Manville W. Davis, 1948-1954, Manville W. Davis Jan 1948

Account Book, Manville W. Davis, 1948-1954, Manville W. Davis

History of Maine Fisheries

Account book for Manville W. Davis records seine fishing activities, including quantity of fish caught and sold with prices per pound, primarily herring, mackerel, porgies and blue-backs, with some mention of lobster bait.


Account Book, Manville W. Davis, 1938-1947, Manville W. Davis Jan 1938

Account Book, Manville W. Davis, 1938-1947, Manville W. Davis

History of Maine Fisheries

Account book for Manville W. Davis records seine fishing activities, including quantity of fish caught and sold with prices per pound, primarily herring, mackerel and pollock, with some mention of cod. Also contains some records of expenses for maintenance and supplies.


Invoices And Letter, Lagerstrom Collection, 1933, Leslie P. Davis, Horatio D. Crie Jan 1933

Invoices And Letter, Lagerstrom Collection, 1933, Leslie P. Davis, Horatio D. Crie

History of Maine Fisheries

Invoices belonging to Leslie P. Davis of Monhegan Island for lobsters sold and supplies bought, including lumber, twine, gasoline, and food items from locations in Boothbay Harbor (Me.), Rockland (Me.), Portland (Me.), and Spruce Head (Me.), as well as Gloucester (Mass.). Also includes letter from Horatio D. Crie, Commissioner for the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries concerning the depletion of lobster stocks


Lobster Account Book, Manville W. Davis, 1926-1966, Manville W. Davis Jan 1926

Lobster Account Book, Manville W. Davis, 1926-1966, Manville W. Davis

History of Maine Fisheries

Lobster account book for Manville W. Davis records the quantity of Lobsters caught and sold with prices per pound, along with number of traps hauled. Some comments on weather.


Account Book, Maynard Brackett, 1920-1925, Maynard Brackett Jan 1920

Account Book, Maynard Brackett, 1920-1925, Maynard Brackett

History of Maine Fisheries

Account book for Maynard Brackett records the quantity of lobsters, herring, shad, hake, halibut, mackerel caught and sold with prices per pound. Also records supplies bought, including maintenance for Brackett’s seine boat and quantities of salt.


Account Book, Lobster Fishermen, 1911-1917, Maynard Brackett, C B. Amerman, Dick Stanley, Scott Warren Jan 1911

Account Book, Lobster Fishermen, 1911-1917, Maynard Brackett, C B. Amerman, Dick Stanley, Scott Warren

History of Maine Fisheries

Account book records lobster, cod, mackerel, haddock, herring and other fish catch and sales, as well as purchases of supplies for individual Lobster fishermen of Monhegan Island, including Maynard Brackett, C.B. Amerman, Dick Stanley and Scott Warren among others. Also includes some description of fishing grounds around the island, trawling, trap setting and hand lining. Middle of the book contains several pages of miscellaneous aphorisms.


Album, Sidney Baldwin, 1907-1917, Sidney Baldwin Jan 1907

Album, Sidney Baldwin, 1907-1917, Sidney Baldwin

History of Maine Fisheries

Scrapbook album belonging to Sidney Baldwin. Contains newspaper clippings from The Monhegan Press covering daily life and social/cultural events of the fishing community of Monhegan Island, Maine, many of which relate to the island’s rich fishing history.


Photograph, Lobster Smacks, [N.D.], Anonymous Jan 1900

Photograph, Lobster Smacks, [N.D.], Anonymous

History of Maine Fisheries

Black and white photograph of lobster smacks in the harbor at Monhegan Island (Me.). Various island residences and the Island Inn hotel can be seen in the background.