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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
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Trawl roller
127 of 144 		Double 'shive block'.
128 of 144 		A 'marlin'
129 of 144 		A sounding device. Instrument, used to measure the depth of the water that the boat was sailing in.
130 of 144 		A compass, one of the fisherman's most important posessions.
131 of 144 		Porpoise and whale harpoon
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Fish prong, used to spear eels or flounder
133 of 144 		Caulking Mallet.
134 of 144 		Deadeyes
135 of 144 		Weir Poles shown as they were used
136 of 144 		Returning from a day's fishing
137 of 144 		A three masted freighter
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A dragger headed out for fishing
139 of 144 		Heading in to land with a full load of fish. Notice how low the boat lays in the water.
140 of 144 		Ice Plow used to establish guide lines for hand sawing ice blocks
141 of 144 		Saw used to cut individual blocks of ice
142 of 144 		Ice picks
143 of 144 		Small ice tongs used to carry a block of ice from the ice house.
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