Millpond. Hubert Warne's lumber mill and box factory. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4280-d
English clam digging crew. Snow Bros. Reg'd Clam packing plant, Digby. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4281-d
A Snow clam-digging crew made up of English boys from Digby. Second from right is John Baxter, self-styled "King of the Clam Diggers". Digby, July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4282-d
Vincent Snow, son of a fishing schooner captain, has tried several businesses before settling down to packing clams. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4283-d
Vincent Snow, owner and operator of the Snow Bros. Reg. Clam Packing Plant. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4284-d
Vincent Snow does most of his own bookkeeping. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4285-d
Eddie Doucette once a day delivers clams in his brother's truck to the plant. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4286-d
Vincent Snow checking over the new load. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4287-d
Fresh clams arriving at the plant. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4288-d
Fresh clams arriving at the plant. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4289-d
Washing clams on arrival from the flats. Left to right -- immigrant boy from Wales, Eddie Doucette and Vincent Snow. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4290-d
Icing down clam meat for shipment. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4291-d
Vincent Snow, overseeing the icing down of clam meat ready for shipment. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4292-d
After washing, the clams are sorted, fancy clams from the larger chowder clams. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4293-d
Upon arrival, the clams are first thoroughly washed. July 1951.
Photographer: John Collier Jr.
Reference: Alexander H. Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1988-413 negative number 4294-d
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