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Oyster tonging

Description

A modern photographic print made from a glass plate negative showing two oyster tongers standing in a boat on the water, viewed in silhouette. The workers are wielding hand tongs—long scissor-like wooden poles used to harvest oysters.

Creator

Date

circa 1920

Language(s)

Collection Number

PP8

Dimensions

8 x 10 inches

Object ID

PP8.547

Extent

1 print

Resource ID

12871

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.