Newman, Laurance Collection
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Primary Format and Extent
video (78 min.) : si., col. ; 1/2 in.
Collection Date Range
1946 – 1960
Summary
Collection contains [Laurance Newman--home movies], films of family recreational and work activities including farming, skiing, home repair, fishing and lobstering on Mt. Desert Island. Intertitles explain lobster trap techniques.
Biographical/Historical Notes
Laurance Newman was a lobster fisherman. His son, Jarvis Newman, is a Southwest Harbor boatbuilder. Original footage is 8 mm. film.
People and Organizations
Newman Family
Genre(s)
Amateur
Subject(s)
Boats and boating, Coasts, Domestic animals, Families, Islands, Lobster industry, Outdoor Life, Technology, African Americans, Recreation
Place(s)
Manset, ME
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