Pierce Pickett. Part 1
Part 1 of an interview with Pierce Pickett, who was a fisherman, schooner captain, logger, sealer, and World War I veteran. Pickett starting fishing at nine or ten years old and joined the navy in 1914 when he was 17. He served as a naval gunner during World War I and spent time in Montreal; the Med...
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Format: | Moving Image (Video) |
Language: | English |
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MUN Extension Service
1977
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/extension/id/668 |
Summary: | Part 1 of an interview with Pierce Pickett, who was a fisherman, schooner captain, logger, sealer, and World War I veteran. Pickett starting fishing at nine or ten years old and joined the navy in 1914 when he was 17. He served as a naval gunner during World War I and spent time in Montreal; the Mediterranean, India, Greece, Africa, and the Middle East. Discusses his experiences fishing on the Labrador and on sealing vessels. Raw footage for the Decks Awash television program. |
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