[171] fisheeies of the united states. 995 



Loading shad-seine. 



Photograph showing men- engaged in loading a large shad-seine on 

 a boat at the Capehart fishery, in Albemarle Sound, prepara- 

 tory to shooting it. Size, 8 by 10 inches. Avoca, 1ST. 0., 1877. 



2.251. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Hauling shad-seine. 



Photograph showing fishermen in the act of landing a seine fished 

 for shad and herring in the Susquehanna Eiver. Size, 8 by 10 

 inches. Havre de Grace, Md., 1882. (662) 2,147. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. 



Dressing alewives. 



Photograph of a gang of negroes cutting and washing alewives 

 that have been caught in a seine at the Capehart fishery on 

 Albemarle Sound. Size, 8 by 10 inches. Avoca, K C, 1877. 



2.252. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Loading shad- seine. 



Photograph showing men engaged in loading a large shad-seine on 

 a boat at the Capehart fishery in Albemarle Sound, prepara- 

 tory to shooting it. Size, 30 by 40 inches. Enlarged by elec- 

 tric light from an 8 by 10 negative. Avoca, K C, 1877. 2,251. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. 



Seining shad and alewives. 



Photograph showing a seine with an enormous catch of shad 

 and alewives, being landed at the Sutton Beach fishery, Albe- 

 marle Sound. The catch is so large that men are obliged to 

 wade in the water behind the seine to assist in getting it ashore 

 without breaking it. Size, 30 by 40 inches. Enlarged by elec- 

 tric light from an 8 by 10 negative. Avoca, N. C, 1877. 2,253. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. 



.Dressing alewives. 



Photograph showing a gang of negroes cutting and washing ale- 

 wives at the Capehart fishery on Albemarle Sound. Size, 30 

 by 40 inches. Enlarged by electric light from an 8 by 10 neg- 

 ative. Avoca, IS. C, 1877. 2,252. XJ. S. Fish Commission. 



Hauling shad-seine. 



Photograph showing fishermen in the act of landing a seine fished 

 for shad and herring in the Susquehanna Eiver. Size, 30 by 

 40 inches. Enlarged by electric light from an 8 by 10 nega- 

 tive. Harve de Grace, Md., 1882. (662) 2,147. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. 



