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John Collier Jr. - Photographer, Digby County

Scalloping off Digby in the Bay of Fundy. Shucking scallops. Only the center muscle is good to eat, the surrounding meat is deadly poison that even the seagulls will not touch. After shucking aboard the draggers, the shells are returned at once to the se

Photographer: John Collier Jr.

Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4574-d

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