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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
Images: Object

 
Dory Scoop, used to bail water from a small dory boat
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A girdy for hauling line over the side of a boat.
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Trawl tub
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Model of a 1930s fishing boat rigged for trawling made by Herbert Cossaboom
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Water pump used in smaller boats c.1930 to 1940
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High flyer used to mark the ends of trawl lines c. 1930 to 1950
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Keg used for marking trawl lines with high flyer attached
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Russell Whitenect and Mrs. Wiley in a row boat
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Fish weirs located near 'Irishtown', Brier Island
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Fish nets hung to dry
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Buoys used to identify and float fish nets and lobster traps.
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Single knit fishermen's mittens, used by the fishermen in the winter while working.
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Horace Johnson at his fishing camp near Flour Cove.
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George Outhouse and Will Russ Outhouse splitting fish, preparing them for salting.
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William Hartman shown with fish drying on a clothesline, an alternative to fish flakes.
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A hand barrow, used to transport salt fish from fish flakes to vessels.
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Fish drying on flakes 'around the Cove'
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Split fish on flakes between the Baptist Vestry and E.C. Bower's Dry Goods Store
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