Summary: | Postcard depicting a pile of 200,000 bushels of oyster shells in Hampton, Virginia circa 1907-1913. Caption reads, "200,000 Bushels of Oyster Shells, Hampton, Va. This huge mountain of oyster shells adjoins one of the large oyster packing plants. It forms one of the objects of interest to all tourists." Postmark: February 24, 1913; Postcard number: A-15761; Message included. |
Provider: | Louis Kaufmann & Sons |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Maryland |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Baltimore |
Temporal subject: |
1901-1910
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1911-1920
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Hampton |
Topical subjects: | Oysters |
Oyster industry |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Agriculture, Environment, Conservation, the Natural World |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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