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Type
Radio
Title
A Liberated Lady
Year
2009
Alice Loesch recounts the experience of having an alcoholic husband. Loesch speaks about getting divorced, finding liberation in her life, and meeting a new man in old age.
Type
Radio
Title
Home Is Where the Flood Was
Year
2007
Debbie Dickinson discusses her former life in Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina. Dickinson recounts waiting out the storm and saving animals that were caught in the storm.
Type
Writing
Title
The Apple Man
Year
2011
On John Bunker's farm in Palermo, Bunker grows hybrid peppers and livestock. Lisa Mattingly documents the life of Bunker, writing about being a cancer survivor, homesteading, and apples.
Type
Photography
Title
Swan's Island: Walter Stinson Photographs
Year
1978
Mark Emerson and others visit Walter Stinson, a resident of Swan's Island to learn about his life. Stinson speaks about his work as a fisherman and working in a factory.
Type
Photography
Title
Kristin's Schools Photographs
Year
1987
At risk of flunking out from school systems, Kristin Myers is an at-risk student. Tonee Harbert captures how Myers struggles in school and the impact it has on her life.
Type
Photography
Title
Maine's Queen of Tango
Year
2003
Jessica Hasslen captures the life of Robin Tara, a tango dancer who left her job to pursue dancing, and then started her own business selling tango shoes.
Type
Photography
Title
Soap Making Photographs
Year
1975
Making soap all of her life, Mrs. Joseph Sullivan shows Salt students how her craft is performed. Mrs. Sullivan guides Anne Gorham and others through the process from the start.
Type
published content
Title
Getting Off the Streets
Year
1987
While Portland is heralded as a city that is too good to be true, Maria Hazen explored the other side of the story. Hazen documents the lives of individuals who are struggling to get off the streets.
Type
published content
Title
How to Peel a Persimmon
Year
2002
Krista Mahr documents the growth of the Cambodian community in Portland, speaking with several individuals regarding their culture and religion.
Type
published content
Title
From Folk to Pop and Back Again
Year
1990
Salt invites scholars to a conference to speak about how folk culture and popular culture interact. Salt offers a report on the conference.
Type
Writing
Title
Teaching Family
Year
2001
Karen Callahan documents the services and education provided for students at Goodwill Hinckley School, speaking to teachers and staff. Callahan discusses how staff treats student's behaviors and other issues.
Type
Writing
Title
Real Magic
Year
2012
Kelly Shetron documents the life of Dan Link, a magician who has invented his own tricks. Shetron speaks to Link about performing magic and his seriousness for the craft.
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