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Anthony "Drack" Mervin harvests oysters in the May River, Hilton Head Island, SC

2013

Bluffton, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black and white digital image of Anthony “Drack” Mervin harvesting oysters in the May River on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The image shows Mervin from the waste down. Only his legs and arms are visible in the image. He is wearing rubber boots and gloves. He is standing in water and picking up an oyster. 24.

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Catalog reference: 2017.49.9

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