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Arcachon. An oyster park with low banks of fascine and clay
Cases of elevage are inclosed. The case covers are seen held open by propping sticks while the oysters are being sorted. The embankment separating the ponds are here composed of brush bundles, clay, and plank. The sand flat in the background is covered with Portuguese oysters
Arcachon. An oyster park with low banks of fascine and clay<br>Cases of elevage are inclosed. The case covers are seen held open by propping sticks while the oysters are being sorted. The embankment separating the ponds are here composed of brush bundles, clay, and plank. The sand flat in the background is covered with Portuguese oysters
CategoryShellfish
CaptionArcachon. An oyster park with low banks of fascine and clay
Cases of elevage are inclosed. The case covers are seen held open by propping sticks while the oysters are being sorted. The embankment separating the ponds are here composed of brush bundles, clay, and plank. The sand flat in the background is covered with Portuguese oysters
Image Date1890.00
SubjectOyster culture
Arcachon (France)
Geographic SubjectFrance--Arcachon
Image Source AuthorDean, Bashford
Image Source TitlePresent Methods of Oyster-Culture in France
Pub. Info.Washington, DC : Government Printing Office, 1892
Image Source SeriesBulletin of the United States Fish Commission. vol.10 for 1890
Page No./Plate No.Plate LXXIII-2
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