Men loading wheelbarrows with oyster shells in Mobile County, Alabama.

"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."

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paulger, Stanley; Montgomery, Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/2204
Description
Summary:"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."