The
atlas of illustrations accompanying Section V - History and Methods
of the Fisheries - contains 255 plates that detail methods of
the American fisheries in the late Nineteenth Century. Besides detailing
fishing methods, these images are sources of information for the late
Nineteenth Century concerning vessel design, shoreline appearance
in various areas, the state of fish processing industrial installations,
and the life and times of the fisheries sub-culture of the larger
American social structure. This site will be of value and interest
to all those interested in the past and present state of American
fisheries as well as little-known facets of the industrial and social
history of the United States.
