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2022.617.3109Shell Midden Remains and Photographs
  • Object, Other Object, Collection
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
A collection of shells and photographs taken from the Shell Midden on Fish Point. Some of the shells have holes in them, which may have been created by the indigenous people who hunted for them. Dating through the shell middens and other archeological remains, we know people have used this coastline and its plentiful marine resources for thousands of years. The Cranberries themselves were used by the indigenous peoples here, evidenced by the remains of a shell midden on Fish point (at the hook of the island) which isn’t accessible to the public. Shell middens are often referred to as trash heaps and they contain oyster, clam, and shellfish remains, along with ‘faunal remains’ which refers to the mammal, fish, bird, reptile bones and teeth that are found. A minor portion of the middens are often stone tools or their fragments, and pieces of ceramic pottery. Shellfish middens are phenomenal records of the lives lived in proximity to the coast, and they are often found in sheltered coves and bays, near small mudflats, and tidal/inland streams. They tell us which seasons people were occupying areas, their preference for sheltered areas with easy access to the ocean (for their canoes) and plentiful marine resources, such as shellfish flats, and spring runs of migratory fish. They are extraordinary records which are disappearing rapidly due to rising oceans.
Shell Midden Remains and Photographs
Catalogue #:
  • 2022.617.3109   
Type:
  • Object, Other Object, Collection
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles
Materials:
  • Animal
Description:
A collection of shells and photographs taken from the Shell Midden on Fish Point. Some of the shells have holes in them, which may have been created by the indigenous people who hunted for them. Dating through the shell middens and other archeological remains, we know people have used this coastline and its plentiful marine resources for thousands of years. The Cranberries themselves were used by the indigenous peoples here, evidenced by the remains of a shell midden on Fish point (at the hook of the island) which isn’t accessible to the public. Shell middens are often referred to as trash heaps and they contain oyster, clam, and shellfish remains, along with ‘faunal remains’ which refers to the mammal, fish, bird, reptile bones and teeth that are found. A minor portion of the middens are often stone tools or their fragments, and pieces of ceramic pottery. Shellfish middens are phenomenal records of the lives lived in proximity to the coast, and they are often found in sheltered coves and bays, near small mudflats, and tidal/inland streams. They tell us which seasons people were occupying areas, their preference for sheltered areas with easy access to the ocean (for their canoes) and plentiful marine resources, such as shellfish flats, and spring runs of migratory fish. They are extraordinary records which are disappearing rapidly due to rising oceans. [show more]
2012.210.1790Nathan Rome with large cod 1958
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • People
Photo, Back from deep sea fishing. Nathan Rome with largest catch by Jud (Reed ?)- a cod. Wilbur Reed and unidentified children looking on - Cranberry Isles, Maine (circa summer 1958)
Nathan Rome with large cod 1958
Catalogue #:
  • 2012.210.1790   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • People
Description:
Photo, Back from deep sea fishing. Nathan Rome with largest catch by Jud (Reed ?)- a cod. Wilbur Reed and unidentified children looking on - Cranberry Isles, Maine (circa summer 1958)
2011.158.1389Heck of a Halibut, article 2004; Bracy's 200-pound halibut
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • People
Newspaper clipping, Mount Desert Islander, 17 Jun 2004, "Heck of a Halibut... Cranberry Isles fisherman Junior Bracy caught this nearly 200-pound halibut while out fishing off Duck Island on June 7. It dressed out at 154 pounds. Mr. Bracy and his sternman, son Scott, are third and fourth generation fishermen from Cranberry Island."
Heck of a Halibut, article 2004; Bracy's 200-pound halibut
Catalogue #:
  • 2011.158.1389   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • People
Description:
Newspaper clipping, Mount Desert Islander, 17 Jun 2004, "Heck of a Halibut... Cranberry Isles fisherman Junior Bracy caught this nearly 200-pound halibut while out fishing off Duck Island on June 7. It dressed out at 154 pounds. Mr. Bracy and his sternman, son Scott, are third and fourth generation fishermen from Cranberry Island."
1000.28.404Shark attack
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • Vessels, Boat
Photo, 8" x 10", boat with patched hole caused by shark attack (see items 400-406)
Shark attack
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.28.404   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • Vessels, Boat
Date:
  • 1955
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Photo, 8" x 10", boat with patched hole caused by shark attack (see items 400-406)
1000.28.405Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 1 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, asking for sample teeth from shark that attacked boat (see items 400-406)
Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.28.405   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
Date:
  • 1955
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 1 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, asking for sample teeth from shark that attacked boat (see items 400-406)
1000.28.406Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • People
Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 6 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, identifying man-eating shark that attacked boat
Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.28.406   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • People
Date:
  • 1955
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 6 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, identifying man-eating shark that attacked boat
1000.28.403Shark hanging at GCI dock
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
Photo, 8" x 10", dead shark hanging at dock on Great Cranberry Island (see items 400-406)
Shark hanging at GCI dock
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.28.403   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Photo, 8" x 10", dead shark hanging at dock on Great Cranberry Island (see items 400-406)
1000.28.400John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • People
Newspaper clipping, Boston Globe, 5 Aug 1955, "John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark", with photo of John Saltonstall, also with envelope that held the clippings
John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.28.400   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
  • People
Date:
  • 1955
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Newspaper clipping, Boston Globe, 5 Aug 1955, "John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark", with photo of John Saltonstall, also with envelope that held the clippings