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Series 3: Graphic materials (continued)
Color slides (continued)
Various buildings and scenes, Frenchville, Maine, and Fort Kent, Maine, July 15, 1991 (continued)
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c060
20 35mm color slides
These images document a variety of buildings and scenes; 1, Custom sign on a potato farm in Frenchville; 2, Tractor-trailer on the C & P Morin farm in Frenchville; the presence of this truck and the use of the term "grower-shipper" (sign, #1) are evidence of the combined activity performed by many farmers in the study area; 3, Classic Casuals, a clothing store in a home on U.S. Highway 1 in Frenchville; the combination of residence and business is common, although a clothing store is unusual in this context; 4-5, St. Luce Catholic Church in Frenchville; 6-10, Various views of downtown Fort Kent; 11, Rock's Motel, Main St., Fort Kent; 12-14, Sign proclaiming Fort Kent as northern terminus of U.S. Route 1; the Maine end of the international bridge between Fort Kent and Clair, New Brunswick is visible in; 12-13, and the white building behind the sign in #14 is a duty-free store; 15-16, A beauty salon in a home in Fort Kent; one of the most common types of residential/commercial combinations, the number of beauty salons in the area seems out of proportion to the population; 17-18, Gene's Electronics, a new business in downtown Fort Kent; bright blue is a popular color on a variety of buildings in the study area; 19-20, A train car being loaded with logs in Fort Kent; while large-scale logging has diminished in importance, a number of small logging operations still exist.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C061 Log loading and Tardif sawmill, Fort Kent, Maine, July 18, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c061
20 35mm color slides
These images document the loading of logs onto a railroad car in Fort Kent; 1-3, Logs are transferred from a log truck to a train car for shipment; These images document the sawmill owned by Danny Tardiff in Fort Kent; 6-8, Employee John Plourde of Fort Kent moves logs into position using a peavey; 9-11, Sawn boards are loaded onto a truck; 12-19, Logs are first squared off using a large circular saw. #12, Danny Tardiff uses a chainsaw to remove small pieces partially sawn off by the circular saw. Danny's father Raoul, former owner of the mill, operates the circular saw; 20, Logs positioned to be brought into the mill.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C062 Tardiff sawmill, Fort Kent, Maine, July 18, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c062
20 35mm color slides
These images document the sawmill owned and operated by Danny Tardiff in Fort Kent, ME; 1-5, Logs are squared off by a large circular saw operated by Raoul Tardiff, Danny's father and former owner of the mill; 6-8, Danny Tardiff cuts boards of different widths from larger pieces sawn from the logs; 9, Saw sharpening device fabricated by Raoul Tardiff; 10, Circular saw; 11-13, Raoul Tardiff checks some of the mill equipment during a break; 14-16, John Plourde positions more logs; 17-18, Danny Tardiff removes planks with a chainsaw; 19-20, Danny Tardiff and Ben Michaud pull off planks sawn from a log by the circular saw.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C063 Tardiff sawmill, Fort Kent, Maine; Dinner for Elderhostelers with visitors from Ste-Ouenne, France, Fort Kent, Maine; Anita Albert, weaver, Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick, July 18, 1991 - July 20, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c063
20 35mm color slides
These images document the sawmill owned and operated by Danny Tardiff in Fort Kent, ME; 1-2, Danny Tardiff saws boards from the planks cut from logs; 3, Raoul Tardiff and John Plourde position logs; 4-5, Log clamping device called a dog; 6, Succession of mill ownership written in concrete at door to mill office; 7, Sawdust generated by mill piles up outside; 8-9, Logs pile up in the mill yard; 10-11, Tardiff sawmill; 12, Sawdust outside the mill; 13, Sawn boards are loaded onto a truck; These images document a dinner held on the campus of the University of Maine-Fort Kent for a group of Elderhostelers; 14, Welcoming remarks; speaker unknown; 15, Acadian singer Ida Roy sings a traditional song to the Elderhostelers and other guests, including a group from Ste-Ouenne, France; 16, Fieldworker and Director of the Acadian Archive Lisa Ornstein leads the audience in song, while local historian and folklorist Don Cyr (far left) of Lille, ME, looks on; 17, Visitors from Ste-Ouenne sing a song written especially for the occasion; These images document a visit to the home of Anita Albert, a weaver who lives in St-Jacques, New Brunswick. 18-20, Mm. Albert describes the operation of her loom to field coordinator Ray Brassieur. Mm. Albert's husband Gilbert developed and taught her a technique which enables her to weave two sides on one pass.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C064 Anita Albert, weaver, St.-Jacques, New Brunswick; Various scenes, Frenchville, Maine; Maps at Registry of Deeds, Fort Kent, Maine, July 20, 1991 - July 21, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c064
20 35mm color slides
These images document a visit to weaver Anita Albert at her home in St-Jacques, New Brunswick; 1-2, Samples of Mm. Albert's work; 3, Mm. Albert's loom; 4, Coverlet woven by Mm. Albert; Miscellaneous scenes in Frenchville, ME; 5-6, The hills of New Brunswick, looking north from Church Rd. in Frenchville. The spire of St. Luce Church is visible on the left; 7-8, St. Luce Catholic Church; 9-10, St. Luce Catholic Church and presbytery; 11-12, Logging trucks in Frenchville; 13, Custom sign on a potato farm in Frenchville; most farms in the study area have such signs; These images document a variety of maps in the collection at the Registry of Deeds in Fort Kent, ME; 14-15, Original lots, Grand Isle, from a survey c. 1843 by Philip Eastman, John W. Dana, Henry M. Cunningham. Includes original site of Morneault house now at Village Acadien. Clearly shows long lots; 16, Madawaska, survey data as #14-15; includes original site of Fred Albert house, now on grounds of Madawaska Historical Society in St. David. Three tiers (rang) of long lots can be seen; 17-18, Van Buren; a composite map made in 1933 by Henry J. Pelletier from 1846 and 1860 maps. Note how the French long lots meet the square tracts granted later by the United States in the area known as the concession. 1920 Township 18, Range 6, survey data unknown, long lots.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C065 Maps and deeds, Registry of Deeds, Fort Kent, Maine, July 21, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c065
20 35mm color slides
These images document maps from The Atlas of Aroostook County. Maine. from an 1877 survey by F. B. Roe and N. Geo. Colby. The photographs were taken at the Registry of Deeds in Fort Kent, ME; 1-2, Van Buren and surrounding area, including Hamlin and Cyr Plantation; note how the French long lots meet the later square grants in the area known as the concession; 3-8, Close-ups of Van Buren map; #6-8 show the original settlement area known as Violette settlement, and includes the site of Belonie Violette's house, now occupied by Val Violette; 9-14, Madawaska/Frenchville area; These images document handwritten deeds, photographed at the Registry of Deeds in Fort Kent, ME; 15-16, Deed between Luc Albert and his father Anselme, dated June 15, 1852; 17-20, Deed of Belonie Violette.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C066 Various buildings and scenes, Eagle Lake, Maine; Fort Kent, Maine; Allagash, Maine, July 23, 1991 - July 24, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c066
20 35mm color slides
These images document a variety of buildings and scenes; 1-12, Scenes from the deck of the camp on Eagle Lake occupied by fieldworkers Ray Brassieur and David Whitman; 13, Farmland and forest, State Highway 11, Fort Kent; 14-15, Sign for Acadia Builders in Fort Kent; the owner of this business is not Acadian and recently moved to the area from Massachusetts. He chose the name for its regional identity value; 16-17, A house on State Highway 161 in St. John, ME, which has two decorative features common in the study area— bright blue paint and an eagle over the door; 18, A house in St. Francis, this one is also painted with a popular bright green color; also note the decorative butterflies just below the gable, another popular decorative item; 19-20, The Allagash River, a short distance south of its confluence with the St. John.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C067 Various buildings and scenes, Allagash, Maine, and St. Francis, Maine, July 24, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c067
20 35mm color slides
These images document a variety of buildings and scenes in the St. John Valley west of Fort Kent; 1-2, Temporary bridge over the St. John River in Allagash; the original bridge was destroyed by flood in the spring of 1991; 3-4, Scum in small pools formed by the St. John River? this looks like some byproduct of the logging in the area; 5, Temporary bridge across the St. John; 6-7, Catholic church in Allagash; 8-9, House in Allagash painted gray and red, a popular combination of colors; 10-11, Allagash Pentecostal Church; 12, Gray and red house; 13-14, Farmstead on State Highway 161, St. Francis; the house has a large enclosed second-floor gallery; 15-16, St. Charles Catholic Church in St. Francis; built in 1980, this is one of the newest Catholic churches in the area; 17-18, St. Paul Congregational Church in St. Francis; built in the late nineteenth century, this is one of the earliest Protestant churches in the area; 19, St. John Bible Church; several fundamentalist Christian churches have come into existence in the primarily Catholic study area over the last couple of decades; 20, School building converted to a part-time residence in St. John; there were apparently a number of school buildings like this in the area at one time, but only two remain.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C068 Various buildings and scenes and aerial photos, Upper St. John River Valley area, Maine, July 24, 1991 - July 25, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c068
20 35mm color slides
These images document a variety of buildings and scenes; 1, Pelican lawn ornament, St, John; 2, St. John Catholic Church; there is no resident priest here, but weekly services are held by a priest who also services other parishes; 3-4, Presbytery across the road from St. John Church; note the real estate agent's sign. The building is unoccupied; 5-6, Northern Maine Tree Farm in a typical partially buried potato house; many of these have been abandoned but only a few have been adapted to new uses like this one; 7, Catholic church in Wallagrass; 8, Beaver pond west of State Highway 11 in Wallagrass; These images are aerial photographs of various parts of the study area. The flight began at the airport in Frenchville, ME, headed east to Van Buren, proceeded north and west along the St. John River to Fort Kent, then south to Soldier Pond, and finally east over St. Agatha and back to the Frenchville airport; 9-10, Farmland and forest near Long Lake; much of what is now forest was once farm; 11-12, A small settlement in the town of Madawaska known as Lavertu Settlement; 13-20, Looking north toward and across the St. John River as the flight heads east to Van Buren; the pattern of roads and fields shows evidence of the original long lot pattern of land grants.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C069 Aerial photographs, St. John River Valley, Maine, July 25, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c069
20 35mm color slides
These images are aerial photographs of various parts of the study area. The flight began at the airport in Frenchville, ME, headed east to Van Buren, proceeded north and west along the St. John River to Fort Kent, then south to Soldier Pond, and finally east over St. Agatha and back to the Frenchville airport; 1-4, Farmland and forest on both the Maine (near) and New Brunswick sides of the St. John River; 5-6, Van Buren, ME, on the near side of the St. John River, and St-Leonard, New Brunswick; 7, Van Buren (left) and St-Leonard; looking northwest up the river valley; 8-9, Part of Van Buren; 10-15, The Val Violette house in Van Buren; originally built by Belonie Violette, this was one of the original houses of Violette Settlement. The house is a two-story house with a light gray gabled roof, set back from the main street (U.S. Highway 1), near the center of each frame; 16-20, Upriver from Van Buren; note the railroad tracks paralleling the river, and the large commercial buildings along the tracks. The railroad has been replaced by the highway as the prime mover of goods, and many of these buildings have fallen into disuse.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C070 Aerial photographs, St. John River Valley, Maine, July 25, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c070
20 35mm color slides
These images are aerial photographs of various parts of the study area. The flight began at the airport in Frenchville, ME, headed east to Van Buren, proceeded north and west along the St. John River to Fort Kent, then south to Soldier Pond, and finally east over St. Agatha and back to the Frenchville airport; 1, Village Acadien; the buildings are said to be arranged in the shape of the letter A; 2, Farmland in New Brunswick; note the long lot pattern of the fields; 3, Village Acadien; 4-5, Forest and farmland in Maine, between Van Buren and Lille; 6-16, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church and presbytery in Lille; 17-18, Grand Isle, ME; 19, Settlements on both the Maine (left) side and New Brunswick side of the river show typically French line settlement patterns; 20, St. David Catholic Church, St. David, ME.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C071 Aerial photographs, St. John River Valley, Maine, July 25, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c071
20 35mm color slides
These images are aerial photographs of various parts of the study area. The flight began at the airport in Frenchville, ME, headed east to Van Buren, proceeded north and west along the St. John River to Fort Kent, then south to Soldier Pond, and finally east over St. Agatha and back to the Frenchville airport; 1, St. David Catholic Church, St. David, ME; 2-3, Fred Albert house (just left of center) and Geraldine and Ernie Chasse house (red brick, green roof, just right of center); the Acadian Cross Historic Shrine is barely visible at the top; 4-8, Albert house, Chasse house, St. David Catholic Church; 9-12, Acadian Cross Historic Shrine, commemorating the Acadian landing site; 13-14, Edmunston, New Brunswick; the large industrial facility is Fraser Paper; 15, Madawaska, ME, looking south from over Edmunston; the Maine plant of Fraser Paper is in the center of the frame. The bridge to the left supports a pipeline connecting the Maine and New Brunswick Fraser facilities; 16-17, Edmunston; the confluence of the Madawaska and St. John Rivers can be seen on the left; 18, Settlement on both sides of the St. John just upriver from Madawaska and Edmunston; 19, A lake in New Brunswick, possibly Lac Baker; 20, Commercial buildings along the railroad tracks; most or perhaps even all of these are not in use.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C072 Aerial photographs, St. John River Valley, Maine, July 25, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c072
20 35mm color slides
These images are aerial photographs of various parts of the study area. The flight began at the airport in Frenchville, ME, headed east to Van Buren, proceeded north and west along the St. John River to Fort Kent, then south to Soldier Pond, and finally east over St. Agatha and back to the Frenchville airport; 1-3, Photos showing both strip settlement patterns along the river and commercial development along the railroad track, Frenchville, ME; 4-11, Eloi Daigle house, Fort Kent, ME; 12-16, Twin barn, Fort Kent, ME; 17, Assembly of God Church, Fort Kent; 18, Twin barn (same as 12-16); 19, St. Louis Catholic Church, Fort Kent; 20, Area of commercial development along the railroad tracks on Market St., Fort Kent; some shipping by rail still occurs from this area, as evidenced by the railroad cars.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C073 Aerial photographs, St. John River Valley, Maine, July 25, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c073
20 35mm color slides
These images are aerial photographs of various parts of the study area. The flight began at the airport in Frenchville, ME, headed east to Van Buren, proceeded north and west along the St. John River to Fort Kent, then south to Soldier Pond, and finally east over St. Agatha and back to the Frenchville airport; 1-2, Farmland and forest in Fort Kent; the pattern of roads and fields is suggestive of long lot land division, and much of this forest was probably once in farms; 3-8, Soldier Pond, ME; the large track-side potato house in the center of #6-8 belong to grower Herman Deprey of New Canada, ME; 9-10, Farmland in New Canada; the long lot patterns are clearly seen; 11, Forest, farm, and village form a mosaic; precise location unknown; 12-13, A twin barn in eastern Fort Kent; 14, This photo shows the line settlement pattern; just visible in the center of the frame is the Corriveau buckwheat mill in Frenchville, ME. The mill is not operating; 15-20, Corriveau mill (with tall chimney).
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C074 Aerial photographs, Upper St. John River Valley, Maine; Katherine "Kitty" Brown house, Wallagrass, Maine, July 25, 1991 - July 26, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c074
20 35mm color slides
These images are aerial photographs of various parts of the study area. The flight began at the airport in Frenchville, ME, headed east to Van Buren, proceeded north and west along the St. John River to Fort Kent, then south to Soldier Pond, and finally east over St. Agatha and back to the Frenchville airport; 1, Corriveau buckwheat mill (with tall chimney), Frenchville, ME; the mill is not operating; 2-3, Strip of commercial development along railroad tracks in Frenchville; many of these are warehouse buildings which are no longer in use; 4-17, Farmland and the village of St. Agatha on the shore of Long Lake; the long lot patterns are clearly visible in the layout of the fields and roads; 18, The St. John River Valley, photographed just prior to landing at the Frenchville airport; 19-20, The house of Katherine "Kitty" Brown on State Highway 11 in Wallagrass; Ms. Brown is the mother of Phil Brown, owner of the camp on Eagle Lake occupied by fieldworkers Ray Brassieur and David Whitman. Ms. Brown's son, John, lives with her. The house was first we saw with this gray and red color scheme, which turned out to be a popular combination throughout the study area.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C075 Houses near Eagle Lake, Maine; Home of Frances Gendreau, Madawaska, Maine, July 26, 1991 - July 27, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c075
20 35mm color slides
A variety of scenes near Eagle Lake, ME; 1, House next to the home of Katherine Brown on State Highway 11; the red/brown trim is a color commonly used in the area; 2, Gray and red house on Eagle Lake; this color combination is frequently seen; 3, Typical partially buried potato house; this one, like many, is no longer used. The "Welcome to Beautiful Eagle Lake" sign stands in contrast to the abandoned barn; These images document a visit to the home of Frances Gendreau in Madawaska, ME; 4-5, Living room wall; the scene was painted by Ms. Gendreau's mother, Julie Albert. Stuffed owls were seen in several homes in the study area; 6-13, Stone tool which Ms. Gendreau said had been given to her by her uncle Fred Albert; he purportedly dug it up while plowing on his farm; 14-16, Small metal box, also given to Ms. Gendreau by Fred Albert; 17, Clay pipe from Fred Albert; Ms. Gendreau associated this pipe with a story her uncle told about smoking it with Indians; 18-20, Hand carved wooden book.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C076 St. Agatha Catholic Church and other scenes, St. Agatha, Maine; Adrien Morin, potato and barrel maker, Saint David, Maine, July 27, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c076
20 35mm color slides
A variety of scenes in St. Agatha, ME; 1-2, St. Agatha Catholic Church; 3, Monfort Heights, a former convent in St. Agatha converted to a residential facility for senior citizens; 4, Shrine over doorway, Monfort Heights; 5, Plaque on St. Agatha Catholic Church; 6, Church cornerstone; 7, Decorative stonework on church; 8, Babe's Water pump Service, St. Agatha, an example of how people in the study area have incorporated businesses into their homes; These images document a visit to Adrien Morin, a potato farmer and barrel maker in St. David, ME. Mr. Morin is one of the only remaining makers of wooden potato barrels, which were once used on a large scale for harvesting potatoes; 9-11, Adrien Morin shows field coordinator Ray Brassieur some of the equipment used to cut staves; 12, Equipment for making staves; 13-16, Equipment used in making wooden hoops. #15-16, Morin demonstrates some techniques to Brassieur; 17-18, Adrien's son Ray shows how a barrel is assembled; 19, Morin shows a finished barrel to Brassieur; 20, Ray Morin assembles a barrel.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C077 Adrien Morin, potato grower and barrel maker, Saint David, Maine, July 27, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c077
20 35mm color slides
These images document a visit to potato grower and barrel maker Adrien Morin in St. David, ME. See MAP-DW-C076 for more information; 1-4, Adrien's son Ray demonstrates how a barrel is assembled; the large wheel is turned to apply the necessary pressure on a band which forces the staves together; then, a hoop is slipped over the staves; 5, Equipment used in final assembly; 6-7, Finished potato barrels; 8-10, Field coordinator Ray Brassieur discusses the operation with the Morins; 11-12, see #5; 13, Building which houses part of the barrel making operation; 14, Morin's truck; 15-16, Sign for the barrel-making business; 17, A variety of trucks on the Morin farm; 18, The building in which staves are made; 19, Chair made from part of a barrel; 20, Painting of potato barrels in Morin's office; artist unknown.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C078 St. Luce Catholic Church, Frenchville, Maine, July 27, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c078
20 35mm color slides
These images (except #1) document St. Luce Catholic Church in Frenchville, ME; 1, Train car and water tower in Frenchville, restored and maintained by the Frenchville Historical Society; 2-3, Looking toward the altar from the back of the sanctuary; 4-5, Stations of the cross; 6, Statues of saints; 7, Pews; 8, Looking up at the ceiling in the sanctuary; 11-13, Columns and molding in the sanctuary; 15-16, St. Luce with plate of eyes; 17, Looking toward the back of the sanctuary; 18, Box in rear of sanctuary for offerings; 19-20, Texturized surface on exterior walls.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C079 Various buildings and scenes, Frenchville, Maine; Wallagrass, Maine, July 27, 1991 - July 28, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c079
20 35mm color slides
These images document a variety of buildings and scenes; 1-5, Wooden cross at senior citizen residential facility across the road from St. Luce Catholic Church, Frenchville, ME; close-ups in #2-4 show saw marks consistent with pit-sawn lumber; 6, Wrought iron representation of Virgin Mary on exterior wall of residential facility; 7, Presbytery at St. Luce Catholic Church; 8, Chrome ball, a popular yard ornament, Wallagrass; 9-12, A variety of decorative boards used on eaves of houses, Wallagrass; many different patterns of these boards are found throughout the study area; 13, Large rock in yard, Wallagrass; such rocks are often used as decorative items. This one is painted; some are landscaped, and some simply jut up from the yard; 14-15, Members of a group known as Rainbows at a rest area on State Highway 11, Wallagrass; 16, Pump for delivery of well water at rest area; 17, Kendo, a member of the Rainbows; 18-20, A shrine and grottoes at the Catholic church in Soldier Pond.
Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C080 Catholic Church and houses, Soldier Pond, Maine; Various scenes, Eagle, Lake, Maine, July 28, 1991
Photographer: David A. Whitman
Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c080
20 35mm color slides
These images document the Catholic church at Soldier Pond; 1-2, Grottoes; 3, Church; Miscellaneous scenes; 4-8, Decorative boards on eaves of houses in Soldier Pond; a variety of such boards are found throughout the study area; 9, Small building with facade attached to house in Soldier Pond, it appears to have once been a commercial building; 10-11, Decorative boards on eaves, Eagle Lake; 12, House in Eagle Lake; the gray and red color combination is a popular one throughout the area; 13-20, Sunset on Eagle Lake.
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