Keywords: Duck hunting
Item 104853
Two duck hunters in a camouflaged canoe, ca. 1935
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Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1935 Media: Glass Negative
Item 104679
Duck hunter in camouflage canoe, ca. 1935
Do you know who this and where it was taken?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1935 Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.
Exhibit
Passamaquoddy Indians from Washington County traveled to Portland in 1920 to take part in the Maine Centennial Exposition. They set up an "Indian Village" at Deering Oaks Park.
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"Fish and clams were plentiful, as well as wild duck. Wildlife included fox and mink. Deer arrived in the 1930s and are now abundant."
