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Title
Some Kind of Farmer
Year
2004
Katie Freeman explores the history of Bowie Farm in Durham, speaking to members of the Bowie family about the business.
Type
published content
Title
Cod Liver Oil
Year
1978
At the age of 75, Payson Huff began making cod liver oil in his shack. Sharon Crisman highlights how Huff used to be a fisherman, and after that was over still needed a way to make money in his old age.
Type
published content
Title
Salt, the FSA, and the Documentary Tradition
Year
1995
James C. Curtis writes on the documentary tradition, comparing the work of Salt and the Farm Security Administration in Maine.
Type
published content
Title
Women's Work
Year
1997
Noreen Hogan captures the work of women tradesworkers around Bath, Maine.
Type
Radio
Title
Elverado
Year
2018
Darrell Young wasn't making a lot of money as a fisherman, but then everything changes when a little-known fishery suddenly becomes lucrative. When a government commission tries to shut that fishery down, Darrell decides he has to do something to save it, even if that means leaving Maine for the first time.
Type
Photography
Title
Women in Non-Traditional Trades
Year
1993
Noreen Hogan documents the lives of women who work in non-traditional trades in Maine.
Type
Radio
Title
Problem Child
Year
2022
Some kids just aren’t built for school. At least, that’s what we say when schools aren’t built for all kids. Max is a 16-year-old lobster fisherman and a junior at Sumner Memorial High School in Sullivan, Maine. He’s working to balance school and work with the help of an alternative education program at his school.
Type
published content
Title
Lighthouses
Year
1977
With questions about lighthouses, Salt students set out to explore the mystery and romance that surrounds lighthouses in Maine. Stephanie Wood and others document the importance of lighthouses in Maine, and speak to individuals who are directly connected to them.
Type
published content
Title
Apprenticeships
Year
1978
Within the Salt building at the mouth of the Kennebec River, a variety of youth training programs are held. Sheryl Lane highlights the work that the Salt Coast Youth Program does with boat building, farming, and media arts.
Type
published content
Title
Gems of Cape Porpoise
Year
1983
Karen Gelardi and others explore how the islands off Cape Porpoise have retained their gemlike beauty.
Type
published content
Title
Cracking Sea Urchins, Portland, 1993
Year
1995
In the process of cracking open sea urchins, David Gavril observes two men looking for roe.
Type
Photography
Title
Custom House Wharf Photographs
Year
1987
For over 35 years, the Custom House Wharf has conducted business. Pam Berry captures how the people at the wharf have their own unwritten rules and way of doing things.
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