Two men with oyster shells

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OBJECT ID

ddr-densho-15-120 (Legacy UID: denshopd-p15-00120)

PARENT COLLECTION

Mitsuoka Collection

DESCRIPTION

Hiroshi (left) and Masaru Odoi punched holes into oysters shells. The shells were strung on wire and hung on racks in the water to catch oyster spawn. Afterwards, farmers spread the shells over a bed. This was an experimental way of hatching oysters in the 1930s.

DATE

1930s

LOCATION

Willapa Bay, Washington

OBJECT GENRE

Photographs

OBJECT FORMAT

Still Image

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CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Mitsuoka Family Collection

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