A six-year old shucker. Bertha says she shucks from 3 to 5 pots of oysters a day, and tends the baby. Six in the family. Four work. They make from $9. to $15. a week. Mazzioni Canning Co. Negative destroyed.

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Caption	A six-year old shucker. Bertha says she shucks from 3 to 5 pots of oysters a day, and tends the baby. Six in the family. Four work. They make from $9. to $15. a week. Mazzioni Canning Co. Negative destroyed.
Accession Number	P3274
Photographer	Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
Work Type	Photographs
Process	gelatin silver prints
Location	United States -- South Carolina -- Port Royal
Date - Created	1911-1913?
Measurements	4.5 X 5 in.
Subject	Oyster Industry
Notes	Notes on verso
Rights	This item may be be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by UMBC for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please see http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/repro.php or contact Special Collections at speccoll(at)umbc.edu.
Credit Line	The Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Repository	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Digital - Format	jpg

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A six-year old shucker. Bertha says she shucks from 3 to 5 pots of oysters a day, and tends the baby. Six in the family. Four work. They make from $9. to $15. a week. Mazzioni Canning Co. Negative destroyed.

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