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Interview with Avery Bowden

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Identifier
NA 807 (local)
Date
1974 (Date created)
Summary
Avery Bowden interviewed by David Taylor, March 5, 1974, at Bowden’s home in Orland, Maine. (ISO 100). 5 page index. Bowden talks about fishing on the Penobscot River, Morse’s Cove, Orland Dam, Verona Island, Alamoosook Lake, especially weir fishing for salmon, smelts, and alewives; building weirs, goudy pole, placement of weirs, closing a weir, taking fish from the weir, killing salmon with club; working for his father, his father’s weirs; size of seasonal catches, marketing salmon and alewives, salting alewives, sold alewives to Tom Nickerson; fishing a seasonal job, father also worked in the woods in the winter. Mentions Willis Givvs, George Grindle, Frank Martin, Adison Marks, Ed Heath, Decatur Bridges, Marvin Gray, Dave Davis, Reuben Simpson, Freddie Gross, and Oscar Bridges. Penobscot River Commercial Fisheries Project. Tape 1 hour: T735
Creator and/or Contributor
Avery Bowden (creator), Taylor, David (contributor)
Language
Dialects)
Other Subject Headings
Bowden talks about fishing on the Penobscot River (Local)
Materials Designation
sound tape reels (analog)
Related Entities:
Avery Bowden (creator)