Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
2022.617.3109	Shell Midden Remains and Photographs	Object, Other Object, Collection	Nature, Animals, Fish	A collection of shells and photographs taken from the Shell Midden on Fish Point. Some of the shells have holes in them, which may have been created by the indigenous people who hunted for them. Dating through the shell middens and other archeological remains, we know people have used this coastline and its plentiful marine resources for thousands of years. The Cranberries themselves were used by the indigenous peoples here, evidenced by the remains of a shell midden on Fish point (at the hook of the island) which isn’t accessible to the public. Shell middens are often referred to as trash heaps and they contain oyster, clam, and shellfish remains, along with ‘faunal remains’ which refers to the mammal, fish, bird, reptile bones and teeth that are found. A minor portion of the middens are often stone tools or their fragments, and pieces of ceramic pottery. Shellfish middens are phenomenal records of the lives lived in proximity to the coast, and they are often found in sheltered coves and bays, near small mudflats, and tidal/inland streams. They tell us which seasons people were occupying areas, their preference for sheltered areas with easy access to the ocean (for their canoes) and plentiful marine resources, such as shellfish flats, and spring runs of migratory fish. They are extraordinary records which are disappearing rapidly due to rising oceans.	Shell Midden Remains and Photographs Catalogue #: 2022.617.3109    Type: Object, Other Object, Collection Subject: Nature, Animals, Fish Place: Cranberry Isles Materials: Animal Description: A collection of shells and photographs taken from the Shell Midden on Fish Point. Some of the shells have holes in them, which may have been created by the indigenous people who hunted for them. Dating through the shell middens and other archeological remains, we know people have used this coastline and its plentiful marine resources for thousands of years. The Cranberries themselves were used by the indigenous peoples here, evidenced by the remains of a shell midden on Fish point (at the hook of the island) which isn’t accessible to the public. Shell middens are often referred to as trash heaps and they contain oyster, clam, and shellfish remains, along with ‘faunal remains’ which refers to the mammal, fish, bird, reptile bones and teeth that are found. A minor portion of the middens are often stone tools or their fragments, and pieces of ceramic pottery. Shellfish middens are phenomenal records of the lives lived in proximity to the coast, and they are often found in sheltered coves and bays, near small mudflats, and tidal/inland streams. They tell us which seasons people were occupying areas, their preference for sheltered areas with easy access to the ocean (for their canoes) and plentiful marine resources, such as shellfish flats, and spring runs of migratory fish. They are extraordinary records which are disappearing rapidly due to rising oceans. [show more]
1000.28.404	Shark attack	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Fish Vessels, Boat	Photo, 8" x 10", boat with patched hole caused by shark attack (see items 400-406)	Shark attack Catalogue #: 1000.28.404    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Fish Vessels, Boat Date: 1955 Materials: Paper Description: Photo, 8" x 10", boat with patched hole caused by shark attack (see items 400-406)
1000.28.405	Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature, Animals, Fish	Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 1 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, asking for sample teeth from shark that attacked boat (see items 400-406)	Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark Catalogue #: 1000.28.405    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature, Animals, Fish Date: 1955 Materials: Paper Description: Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 1 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, asking for sample teeth from shark that attacked boat (see items 400-406)
1000.28.406	Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Events Nature, Animals, Fish People	Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 6 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, identifying man-eating shark that attacked boat	Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark Catalogue #: 1000.28.406    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Events Nature, Animals, Fish People Date: 1955 Materials: Paper Description: Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 6 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, identifying man-eating shark that attacked boat
1000.28.403	Shark hanging at GCI dock	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Fish Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock	Photo, 8" x 10", dead shark hanging at dock on Great Cranberry Island (see items 400-406)	Shark hanging at GCI dock Catalogue #: 1000.28.403    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Fish Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Materials: Paper Description: Photo, 8" x 10", dead shark hanging at dock on Great Cranberry Island (see items 400-406)
1000.28.400	John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark	Publication, Clipping	Nature, Animals, Fish People	Newspaper clipping, Boston Globe, 5 Aug 1955, "John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark", with photo of John Saltonstall, also with envelope that held the clippings	John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark Catalogue #: 1000.28.400    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Nature, Animals, Fish People Date: 1955 Materials: Paper Description: Newspaper clipping, Boston Globe, 5 Aug 1955, "John Saltonstall, 77, kills attacking shark", with photo of John Saltonstall, also with envelope that held the clippings

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