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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.
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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)
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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."
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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