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John Collier Jr. - Photographer, Digby County

Scalloping off Digby in the Bay of Fundy. Hoisting gear of the dragger Bay Bird. Scalloping gear must be in good shape to handle the heavy metal drags that are lowered at times to depths of ninety fathoms. July 1951.

Photographer: John Collier Jr.

Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4563-d

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