Contributed by Lubec Historical Society
Description
This pollock fishing net was used from 1952 to 1956 in Lubec by Robert S. Peacock. Peacock supplemented his income by using the crane to lower the net in the water, using lighting at night to chum the pollock (and with herring cuttings from the sardine plant), and lifting the net and dumping the catch into a scoot trailer for transport to the Puss ’n Boots Cat Food plant at the south end of water street. He could fill a trailer (about 15 tons) in a night.
About This Item
- Title: Pollock net, Lubec, ca. 1954, ca. 1954
- Creator: Robert S. Peacock
- Creation Date: circa 1954
- Subject Date: circa 1954
- Location: Lubec, Washington County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 24.4 cm x 19.6 cm
- Local Code: R S Peacock 1 jpg
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Fishing nets--Maine--Lubec
- Pollock fisheries--Equipment and supplies--Maine--Lubec
- Lift net fishing--Maine--Lubec
- Piers & wharves--Maine--Lubec
- Cats--Food
- Fishing industry--Maine--Lubec
- Canneries--Maine--Lubec
- Fish canneries--Maine--Lubec
People
For more information about this item, contact:
Lubec Historical Society135 Main Street, Lubec, ME 04652
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