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NYFS Fall Conference
LIVING,
WORKING, and
PLAYING ON THE WATERS
OF LONG ISLAND

September 18-20, 1998
Hallockville Museum Farm and Folklife Center
Riverhead, Long Island
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The photographs on this page were made by Audrey Gottlieb, a documentary photographer in Flushing, Queens.

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1998 Fall Conference Photos 

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Photo of Janice Marshall Photo of clambake serving
Janice Marshall performs a song she wrote about crabbing for a musical review on Smith Island. Participants feasted on a clambake (where clams were the least of the meal’s offerings).
Photo of Reggie Jones Photo of Ben McKeebe with crab
Reggie Jones displays woolen suit he wore in the 1940s as a lifeguard at Jones Beach. Ben McKeeby braves the claws of a Long Island crab.
Photo of Tom Walker Photo of panel on bay houses
Tom Walker considers the life of Jimmy Gavin, one of the founders of the National Maritime Union. John Eilertsen, Cathy Lester, Stewart Lester, and Robert Bubka discuss fishing and surfing off Long Island’s shore.
Photo of decoy
Decoys by Jack Combs.
Photo of panel on bay houses
Pete and Forrest Clock, Joan Jeffries, and Grace Remsen recount stories in Long Island bay houses.

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