Identifier
NA 0717 (local)

Repository
Maine Folklife Center

Alternate Title
Bean, Wayne. (FO 107) Fall 1972. Maine: Topsfield. (Alternative Title)

Date
September 1972 (Inclusive dates)
April 1973 (Inclusive dates)

Summary

Series of interviews with Ralph Thornton, 87, about local history of Topsfield, woods work and river work, songs, stories; brief biographical sketch of Thornton.

Creator and/or Contributor
Ralph Thornton (interviewee), Wayne Bean (interviewer)

Language
English (Languages)

Other Subject Headings
Logging (forestry) (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Families (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
World War I, 1914-1918 (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Traditional music (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Horses (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Hopsitals (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Logging tools (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Foodways (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Wages (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Elementary schools (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Log driving--Maine (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Cars (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Towns (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Firefighting (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Haying (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Veterans (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Women's Suffrage Movements (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Elections (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Dance (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Lumber camps (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Entertainment and recreation (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Alcoholic beverages (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Logging songs (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Saunas (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Immigrants (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Groundhog day (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Occupational folklore (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Home remedies (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Illness (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Storytelling (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
woodworking (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Mills (buildings) (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Labor movements (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Hunting (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
World War II, 1939-1945 (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Dowsing (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Cultural change (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Natural disasters (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Fraternal organizations (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))

Temporal Coverage
1880 - 1973

Geographic Coverage
Topsfield, Maine (Geonames)
Danforth, Maine (Geonames)
Talmadge, Maine (Geonames)
Medfield, Massachusetts (Geonames)
Loon Bay, Maine (Geonames)
Augusta, Maine (Geonames)
Dog Brook, Washington County, Maine (Geonames)
Farrow Mountain, Maine (Geonames)
Lambert Lake, Maine (Geonames)
Ludlow, New Brunswick (Geonames)
Princeton, Maine (Geonames)
Grand Lake Stream, Maine (Geonames)
Sysladobsis Lake, Maine (Geonames)
Baskahegan Lake (Geonames)
Hot Brook, Washington County, Maine (Geonames)
Tomah Lake (Geonames)
Musquash Lakes, Maine (Geonames)
Forest City, Maine (Geonames)
Bear Mountain, Washington County, Maine (Geonames)
Wytopitlock, Maine (Geonames)
Flood Lake, Maine (Geonames)
Brookton, Maine (Geonames)
Carroll, Maine (Geonames)
Kennebec Island (Local)

Materials Designation
sound tape reels (analog)
transcripts
media logs
photographic prints

Part Of
Lumberman's Life Collection

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