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Image Number

TD00075A

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Collection

Tallahassee Democrat collection
M87- 27, Box 1

Geographic Term

Franklin County (Fla.)
Apalachicola (Fla.)

Additional Creator

Tallahassee Democrat (Firm)

Additional Creator

Tallahassee Democrat (Firm)

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 60 mm.

Oystermen bagging oysters in Apalachicola, Florida.

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Title

Oystermen bagging oysters in Apalachicola, Florida.

Subject

Work boats

Boats and boating--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Pterioida

Bivalvia

Mollusks

Shellfish

Oystering

Shellfish gathering

Seafood gathering

Fishing

Oystermen

Fishermen

Saltwater maritime occupations

Occupations, Maritime--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Occupational groups--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Oyster boats

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

Shellfish fisheries--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Oyster fisheries--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Oysters

Date

1953

Contributor

Tallahassee Democrat (Firm)

Identifier

TD00075A

Image URL

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Geographic Term

Franklin County (Fla.)

Apalachicola (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 60 mm.

Series Title

Tallahassee Democrat collection

Tallahassee Democrat collection M87- 27, Box 1

Shelf Number

Location: 30740B.

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Oystermen bagging oysters in Apalachicola, Florida. 1953. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/259989>, accessed 16 December 2025.

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Oystermen bagging oysters in Apalachicola, Florida. 1953. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/259989>

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(State Archives of Florida)

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