Sorting oysters

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Photo, oystering (Bluepoints Co., Inc. Coll., West Sayville, NY); caption at bottom of picture "SOME GO IN THE SHELL -- but before they go they must be culled, and small sealife must be removed. The oysters are sorted for size. Any shell particles are dumped onto a belt which carries them out onto a pile alongside the plant." (oyster barrels). Rubberstamped on back "PHOTO BY/ CARROLL VAN ARK".