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Fish trap
Object Number 2004.29.869
Display Title Fish trap
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Maine. / Fish-trap. length about 3 feet. Now in museum at state house, Augusta, ME. Photos gift of Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Game. Seized by game warden on stream in Plantation #21 Washington Co., near Princeton, ME. Made by a Polish immigrant. See letter of Aug. 6. etc., 1925, under Inland Fisheries and Game."
Keywords
  • Fishing
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Trap
  • Fishing
Department Photographic
Date 1925
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine
Materials Silver gelatin print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 6.99 x 12.07 cm (2 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)

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