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Clam Shelling

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Men on shoreline clam shelling.

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Collection Information

Call Number 9999012089

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Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013LRD
Legacy ID
WHi 73177

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Man Inspecting Clam

Man Inspecting Clam

Man inspecting a clam. Another man stands behind him and a shoreline is in the background.

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Clamming Boats

Clamming Boats

View from water of clamming boats near shoreline.

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Clam Shell Fishers and Pearl Hunters

Clam Shell Fishers and Pearl Hunters

Portrait of three men standing on the banks of a body of water next to a pile of clam shells and a wooden construction (possibly a dock). The men are each wearing overalls and hats and are clam sh...

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Clamming

Clamming

Men, women and children are posed in clamming boats along shoreline.

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Clam Fishing

Clam Fishing

1917

Elevated view of six men on the shore of a river, with piles of clam shells inside loose wooden fences near a pile of firewood and an axe. The firewood may be to provide heat for steaming the clams...

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Two Men with Implements and Cigarettes

Two Men with Implements and Cigarettes

Two men in work clothes and hats pose in a yard with farm implements. Both of them are smoking cigarettes.

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