An abandoned fish house on the St. Johns River

Fieldwork

Structures

Fishing nets

Fishing

Buildings

Fishing Equipment and supplies

Fishes

Occupational groups

Fishing tackle

Fishers

Nine color slides. Images of fisher Jackie Bennett at his father Doc Bennett's old fish house. Images of hoop nets, tar pots, a table for fish cleaning, and an old building. In winter 1985, the Bureau joined with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.

State Archives of Florida, Series S1577

1985-02-27

Florida Folklife Program

Still Image

S1577

v. 28

Color slides

S85-2392 - S85-2400

St. Johns River Survey

McDonald, Mary Anne

Bennett, Jackie

Warr, Myron

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