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“Taking Up The Slack”: Penobscot Bay Women And The Netting Industry, Nancy Payne Alexander

Maine History

Between 1860 and 1900 the economy of Penobscot Bay communities changed dramatically, from the steady growth and prosperity of their natural resource-based economy to the decline in population and a painful transition to manufacturing and service industries. Both men and women had enjoyed independence in their labor in the old economy. The new cash economy made it necessary for them to seek out new ways of supporting their families, with home manufacture, or putting out work, one way of earning an income. They remained independent from an employer’s direct supervision and earned cash payment, a change from the face-to-face economy …

Fishing The Borderlands: Government Policy And Fishermen On The North Atlantic, Brian J. Payne

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The North Atlantic's nineteenth-century fishing industry covered a vast geographic and socioeconomic unit. It extended from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean, around the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, and south to the George's Banks off the coast of Massachusetts. Those who participated in the industry, both merchants and workers, operated within a global economy. Markets for fish products were not always domestic; in fact the majority of fish caught was shipped to foreign markets in the Mediterranean and the West Indies. The capital that was invested in the industry came from London, Halifax, Boston, and other economic …

J. C. Johnson Letters, J. C. Johnson

Paul W. Bean Civil War Papers

Three letters written by J. C. Johnson while stationed in North Carolina to friend Wales L. Miller in Belfast, Maine, 1864-1865. File includes scans of original letters and transcriptions.

Digitized from Box 279, folder 32.

Charles A. Pitchner Letters, Charles A. Pitchner

Paul W. Bean Civil War Papers

Two letters addressed to "Friend Wales" written by Charles A. Pitcher, the first from Boston, August 8, 1861, and the second from San Francisco, 18(?). The first letter mentions a planned trip to visit Wales and family in Maine. Images of the original letters and typed transcriptions are included in the file.

Digitized from Box 279, folder 31.