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Title
The Mile of Style with Stephen Schools
Year
2014
As a collector of leather jackets, Stephen Schools transforms them into whatever he thinks will look nice. Dana Bialek profiles work on repurposing jackets.
Type
Photography
Title
Old Bottles Photographs
Year
1974
As a collector of old bottles, Ted Towne believes that there is history in each bottle. Paul Jackson speaks to Towne about his hobby and how each bottle represents something new.
Type
Photography
Title
Junk King Jerry and the Downeast Museum Dream
Year
2006
Alexandra Marvar captures the life of Jerry Blackburn, a junk collector, who finds value in all things.
Type
Photography
Title
Toll Collectors Photographs
Year
1995
Lisa Carp captures images of toll collectors at toll plaza 6A to highlight their jobs and experiences.
Type
Photography
Title
A Million Reasons
Year
2015
Julia Whyel documents the bond collectors have with their collections, highlighting the personal value, emotional connection, and stewardship.
Type
Photography
Title
Digging for Gems: Oxford County Photographs
Year
1990
In Oxford County, the mineral-rich veins keep gem and rock collectors returning for more. Jennifer Fiano captures how the lure of digging for treasure is seen in Oxford County.
Type
Photography
Title
The Song of Objects: A Portrait of Collecting
Year
2000
Megan Hanson captures the lives of several collectors, who collect different kinds of objects, but are united in their connection to place since they all live in Maine.
Type
Radio
Title
Roadway Renaissance Man
Year
2002
Carla Neufeldt speaks to Tom Nunes, a toll collector, about his experiences working in a toll booth, and how he makes his job interesting.
Type
Radio
Title
Ode to Dishes
Year
2006
Briana O'Higgins documents the life of Shane Boyington, a collector of fiestaware and former drug addict. Boyington speaks about overcoming his drug abuse, and collecting and selling fiestaware dishes.
Type
Radio
Title
The Bottle King
Year
2005
Emily Sapienza highlights the hobby of bottle digging and the culture that surrounds it, speaking to Braum Hepburn. Sapienza discusses how bottle collectors understand different values in the bottles that they find and how Hepburn is considered "King of the Diggers."
Type
Radio
Title
The Junk King
Year
2006
Joshua Gleason speaks to Jerry Blackburn, a junk collector, who finds value in all things. Gleason discusses Blackburn's dream to start his own museum for the antiques and curiosities that he has found.
Type
Radio
Title
How to See Glass
Year
2013
Within the sea glassing community, only specific pieces of glass are sought out for collectors, for personal collections and competition. Erika Lantz documents Bill and Helen Carney's hobby of collecting glass at one of their secret spots, and speaks to the Carney's about how seaglassing took a new meaning to them when Helen started to lose her vision.
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