Folklorists inspecting a boat built by Frank Segree

General Note/Comment

• Twenty-four color slides. Images of folklorists Taylor and Loomis measuring a fishing boat built by Segree in his yard. More images may be found in S 1592, box 4, folder 4. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project may be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.