47 Free Photos of Oyster Shucking

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Three young oyster shuckers (1916-02-25)
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Boy shucking oysters, he helped to catch. A few young boys are employed on the oyster boats and to shuck them but times are slack now. Apalachicola, Fla. Witness, Sara R. Hine. Jan. 25, LOC cph.3b03530
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All except the largest boy shuck oysters at Pass Christian. LOC nclc.00858
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Mary Morris, nine year old oyster shucker. Shucked last year; can do four or five pots a day. Shucks every day and tends the baby. LOC nclc.00864
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All these children except babies shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there... - NARA - 523405
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5-00 P.M. One of the little oyster shuckers toting the baby home after a day, beginning at 4-00 A.M., spent shucking oysters and tending the baby. LOC nclc.00870
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Shucking oysters in Alabama Canning Co. Small boy in left is Mike Murphy, ten years old. Bayou La Batre, Ala. - NARA - 523395
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Four-year-old Mary Kosco, Shucks oysters at Dunbar. (See photo 2050). LOC nclc.00922
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Millie (about seven yrs. old) and Mary John (with the baby) eight years old. Both shuck oysters at the Alabama Canning Co. This is Mary's second year. She said, 'I shucks six pots if I don't LOC nclc.00846
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Howard Simmons and Joe Elvis, two of the smallest here, both shuck oysters in Barataria Canning Co. LOC nclc.00847
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Eleven-year old oyster shucker. Shucks seven pots a day. Varn and Platt Canning Co. LOC nclc.01008
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All these shuck oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. They began work about 3-00 A.M., and worked until about 5-00 P.M. with half an hour for lunch at noon. The great hill of oyster shells is but LOC nclc.00913
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Two of the young oyster shuckers and baby-tenders going home at 5-00 P.M. after a day begun at 4-00 A.M. and spent shucking oysters and tending baby. Smallest one is 'Teeny.' Other is LOC nclc.00874
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Group of oyster shuckers. Even little Tenny on the left shucks. She did not know how old she was. LOC nclc.00849
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Carrie, a seven year old oyster shucker at Pass Packing Co., going home at 5-00 P.M. after a day beginning at 4-00 A.M., and spent shucking oysters and tending the baby. A common practice LOC nclc.00873
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Millie, (about 7 years old) and Mary John (with baby) 8 years old. Both shuck oysters. This is Mary's second year.... - NARA - 523404
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Rosy, an 8 year old oyster shucker works steady all day from about 3 A.M. to 5 P.M. The baby will shuck as soon as... - NARA - 523414
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Katie Kuritzko, 7-year-old oyster shucker. Has mumps now. Her 8-year-old brother also shucks. LOC cph.3a01117
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Bessie, four years old, and Marietta, seven years old, both shuck oysters in Barataria Canning Company. Mother is Mrs. Ida Thompson, Baltimore. LOC cph.3a01062
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Frank Obin, eight years old. Shucks oysters at Pass Christian. I found him asleep on the floor of the shed at 4 o'clock one morning. LOC nclc.00855
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Marie Kriss, seven years old, shucks oysters and picks shrimp at Biloxi Canning Co., when not tending the baby. Makes 25 cents some days. LOC cph.3a01046
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Mary , a Polish girl and her mother, picking berries on Bottomley Farm, Rock Creek, near Baltimore, Md. In the winter they go to Dunbar, La., for oyster shucking. LOC nclc.05420
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Shucking oysters in the Alabama Canning Company (Dunbar Lopez, Dukate Co.) Small boy on left end is Mike Murphy, ten years old, and from Baltimore. LOC nclc.00829
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On right hand end is Marie Colbeck, 8 years old, who shucks 6 or 7 pots of oysters a day (30 or 35 (cents)) at... - NARA - 523396
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4 year old Mary, who shucks oysters, (two pots a day). Tends the baby when not working. The boss said that next year... - NARA - 523418
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Three young oyster shuckers
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All these children were shucking oysters and tending babies at the Pass Christian Company. (Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co.) before daybreak and until about 5 P.M. Photos taken at noon in absence LOC nclc.00861
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All these shuck oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. They begin work about 3 A.M. and work until about 5 P.M. with half an... - NARA - 523415
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All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there long before daybreak. Photos taken at noon in the absence of the Supt. LOC cph.3a48139
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All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there long before daybreak. Photos taken at noon in the absence of the Supt. LOC nclc.00859
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3 of the many young oyster shuckers
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7-year old Rosie. Regular oyster shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. Works all day. Shucks only a few pots a day. (Showing process) Varn & Platt Canning Co. LOC nclc.01014
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All are workers in a Pass Christian oyster cannery. Going home at 5 P.M. The youngest ones shuck before and after school. Two youngest are Lillie and Sadie Bilski, 8 and 6 years old. They LOC nclc.01035
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Eight-year-old Lizzie, earns 30 cents a day shucking oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. I saw her working steady all day, at top speed. Could not speak a word of English. LOC nclc.00910
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7-year old Rosie. Regular oyster shucker. Her second year at it. Illiterate. Works all day. Shucks only a few pots a day. (Showing process) Varn & Platt Canning Co. LOC nclc.01015
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Four-year-old Mary, who shucks two pots of oysters a day at Dunbar. Tends the baby when not working. (See photo 2062). The boss said that next year Mary will work steady as the rest of them. LOC cph.3a01116
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Marie and Albert Kawalski. 615 S. Band St., Baltimore, Md. Albert is 10 and Marie 11 years old. They worked, with mother, last winter, shucking oysters for Varn & Beard Packing Co., Young LOC nclc.00749
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On right-hand end is Marie --, eight years old, who shucks 6 or 7 pots of oysters a day (30 or 35 cents) at a canning company. At left end of photo is Johnnie --, eight years old, who earns LOC cph.3a29843
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Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help shuck oysters every day in the Barataria Canning Company. Live in New Orleans. See also photos 1973, 1976, 1977, 1997, LOC cph.3a01060
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Rosy, an eight-year-old oyster shucker who works steady all day from about 3-00 A.M. to about 5 P.M. in Dunbar Cannery. The baby will shuck as soon as she can handle the knife. LOC cph.3a15215
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Nine of these children from 8 years old up go to school half a day, and shuck oysters for four hours before school and three hours after school on school days, and on Saturday from 4 A.M. to LOC nclc.05333
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They all shuck oysters at Pass Christian. Boy on left end is George Wikowski, nine years old; next is John Collins; next is Steve Strupeck, who worked last year; on right hand end is Frank LOC nclc.00853
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22 year old father and wife who worked in oyster cannery. He said 'We bring the baby (2 months old) down to the shucking shed 4 A.M. and she stays in the cradle until night. We earn about LOC nclc.02924
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Mildred Kron, three years old, and Gertrude Kron, five years old. Help shuck oysters every day in the Barataria Canning Co. Live in New Orleans, (See also photos 1973, 1976, 1977, 1997, LOC cph.3a01061
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3 of the many young oyster shuckers going home from the Pass Christian Cannery at 5 P.M. Lena Krueger, 7 years old (in the middle) had shucked 6 pots that day; Annie Kadeska, 9 years old on LOC nclc.01039
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Scene in canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 pots of oysters a day, and works regularly, and her 6-year old brother who helps some. Also a 11-year old boy who does six LOC nclc.01004
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Seen (sic) in Canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 pots of oysters a day. She works regularly, a(n)d her 6-year old brother who helps some. Also a 11-year old boy who does LOC nclc.01005
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