LC Subject Heading: Fishing industry
Item 1457
Cut herring, Eastport, ca. 1882
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1882 Location: Eastport Media: Photographic print
Item 4191
Boy with a fishing net, Portland, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: Photographic print
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: The Maine Shipyard
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students a close-up look at historical operations behind Maine's famed shipbuilding and shipping industries. Students will examine primary sources including letters, bills of lading, images, and objects, and draw informed hypotheses about the evolution of the seafaring industry and its impact on Maine’s communities over time.
