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Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Date: 1986
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Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Date: 1986
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Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Date: 1986
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Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Date: 1986
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Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Date: 1986
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Cletis Anderson depositing oysters onto deck - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Date: 1986
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Fieldworker Nancy Nusz at stern of Folsom's oyster skiff.

Date: 1986
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Folklife Subject: Oystering

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Description: Oysters are a Florida delicacy. Each year, Florida’s oyster fishers pull millions of dollars’ worth of these mollusks out of the water. Oystering is often a family affair, with skills and practices being passed down from generation to generation. Harvesting and processing the oysters calls for special tools and the ability to efficiently open the shells without damaging the delicate meat inside. Most oyster fishers develop their own distinctive techniques for tonging and shucking over time, and sometimes create new tools to aid their work.
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Folklorist David Taylor culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida

Date: 1986
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Governor Charlie Crist preparing to tong for oysters in Apalachicola Bay.

Date: 2010-05-08
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FS88800	Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.		Oystermen Oystering Industry, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Occupational groups--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Occupations, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oysters Oyster shell--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oyster industry--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay	/fpc/folklife/fs88800.gif
FS88790	Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.		Oyster shell--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oysters Industry, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Occupations, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Occupational groups--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oyster industry--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oystermen Oystering	/fpc/folklife/fs88790.gif
FS88787	Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.		Oyster shell--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oysters Occupations, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Occupational groups--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Industry, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oyster industry--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oystermen Oystering	/fpc/folklife/fs88787.gif
FS88785	Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.		Oyster shell--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oysters Occupations, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Occupational groups--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Industry, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oyster industry--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oystermen Oystering	/fpc/folklife/fs88785.gif
FS88739	Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.		Oystermen Oystering Industry, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Occupational groups--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Occupations, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oyster boats Oysters Oyster shell--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oyster industry--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay	/fpc/folklife/fs88739.gif
FS88730	Cletis Anderson depositing oysters onto deck - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.		Craft Oystermen Oyster tongs Oystering Industry, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Occupational groups--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Occupations, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oyster boats Material culture--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oyster shell--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oyster fisheries--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay Oyster industry--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bay	/fpc/folklife/fs88730.gif
FS88627	Fieldworker Nancy Nusz at stern of Folsom's oyster skiff.		Women folklorists Folklorists Projects, Instate Folklife and folklore projects	/fpc/folklife/fs88627.gif
fls_oystering	Folklife Subject: Oystering	Interactive Resource	Oyster culture Oysters Oyster industry Cooking (Oysters)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/folklife_subjects.png
FS88268	Folklorist David Taylor culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida		Oyster culture Oyster fisheries Oyster industry Oyster shell Oystering Folklorists Oysters Industry, Maritime	/fpc/folklife/fs88268.gif
PR294985	Governor Charlie Crist preparing to tong for oysters in Apalachicola Bay.		Work boats Boats and boating--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Oysters Pterioida Bivalvia Mollusks Shellfish Oystering Industry, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Oystermen Saltwater maritime occupations Occupations, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Occupational groups--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Maritime occupational equipment Government officials Oyster boats Oyster tongs Petroleum--Environmental aspects Water--Pollution Marine pollution Oil pollution of the sea Ecological disturbances Environmental disasters Oil spills--Mexico, Gulf of BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 Food industry and trade--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Seafood industry--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Fish trade--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Shellfish trade--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Bivalve industry--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Oyster industry--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Public officers Statesmen--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Politicians--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Governors--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola Drilling platforms--Accidents--Mexico, Gulf of	/fpc/prints/PR294985.gif

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Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

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Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson depositing oysters onto deck - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson depositing oysters onto deck - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Fieldworker Nancy Nusz at stern of Folsom's oyster skiff.

Fieldworker Nancy Nusz at stern of Folsom's oyster skiff.

Folklife Subject: Oystering

Folklife Subject: Oystering

Folklorist David Taylor culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida

Folklorist David Taylor culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida

Governor Charlie Crist preparing to tong for oysters in Apalachicola Bay.

Governor Charlie Crist preparing to tong for oysters in Apalachicola Bay.

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Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson depositing oysters onto deck - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Cletis Anderson depositing oysters onto deck - Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

Fieldworker Nancy Nusz at stern of Folsom's oyster skiff.

Fieldworker Nancy Nusz at stern of Folsom's oyster skiff.

Folklife Subject: Oystering

Folklife Subject: Oystering

Folklorist David Taylor culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida

Folklorist David Taylor culling oysters - Apalachicola Bay, Florida

Governor Charlie Crist preparing to tong for oysters in Apalachicola Bay.

Governor Charlie Crist preparing to tong for oysters in Apalachicola Bay.