| OYSTERS ARRIVE Lovely girls help oyster fishermen to catch and sample the first oysters of the season. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5526 |
| Catalog #: | 258236 | |
| Clip Number: | 258236-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 34/70 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:25 - 01:01:42 | |
| Location: | Whitstable, Kent, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE, MARINE: Mollusk, Bivalve, Oysters FISHING: Commercial, Small Scale FISHING: Industry LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Fishing | |
| Description: | "OYSTERS ARRIVE - Early catches are brought in from beds at Whitstable." Whitstable, Kent. Fishing boat with several girls in swimsuits onboard waving to camera. Men throw their nets into the water. Men, helped by the girls, pull the nets onboard the boat. Small net is filled with oysters. Girls sitting around the pile of oysters, probably sorting them. A man gives an oyster to a woman who picks something from it, perhaps a pearl or a little stone. She puts it on palm of her hand and inspects it. Girls tasting oysters. A nice close up shot of an oyster being opened. Men unloading the ship at the beach, with children running around them. Close up shot of a basket filled with oysters. | |
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