Fisherman’s Boots
date: label: date made
content: 2006-2007
label: Associated Date
content: 2007
name: label: maker
content: Norcross Safety Products, L. L. C.
notes: label: Description
content: Deck hands working aboard most commercial fishing vessels require protective clothing from head to toe. Non-slip, waterproof footwear is essential, and on the <I>Alaska Ocean</I> factory trawler, the deck hands, as well as the people who work in the factory, wear “Xtratuf” boots. Manufactured in the United States, these neoprene boots are made for “severe fishing, farm, and work conditions.” This pair was worn by a deck hand aboard the <I>Alaska Ocean</I> in summer of 2007.
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Rhode Island, Cranston
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Pacific Coast
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Alaska
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Washington
label: Associated Place
content: North Pacific
label: Associated Place
content: Bering Sea
topic: label: Subject
content: Fishing
label: related event
content: Contemporary United States
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Work
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Natural Resources
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content: On the Water exhibit
label: Exhibition
content: On the Water
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: National Museum of American History. On the Water exhibition website
label: Related Web Publication
content: http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Alaska Ocean thru Jeff Hendricks
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2007.0178.01
label: accession number
content: 2007.0178
label: catalog number
content: 2007.0178
objectType: label: Object Name
content: boots
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: neoprene rubber (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 3/4 in x 4 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in; 37.465 cm x 11.43 cm x 31.75 cm