"Oyster shells are gathered upon a small island formed by dredging operations in the Mobile channel. They are raked into a heap and put in wheelbarrows. Two men are often required to move loaded wheelbarrows in deep sand."
"WPA workmen tonging seed oysters in water of a depth of two or three feet. The oysters are tonged off the shore of an island made by dredging operations where ample shells are available."
"WPA workmen tonging seed oysters in water of a depth of two or three feet. The oysters are tonged off the shore of an island made by dredging operations where ample shells are available."
"Julius Patronas, WPA supervisor of the oyster planting project, counts clustered seed oysters and explains to L.B. McAdams, WPA area engineer, why replanting is necessary for their growth."
"Patrol boat VERA QUINN, Alabama Oyster Commission. Put in commission January 1938. Diesel powered, speed about 12 miles per hour. Captained by Charles Foster, who is standing on wharf with hand on bow of boat."