THE OYSTER AND OYSTERING 



! Emptying the tongs on the culling board. 



2 The oyster boat, and tongers at work. 



3 Shapely oyster attacked by a drill. 



Phr>f.e7-aphs by Frank Overton, M.D, 



ON GREAT SOUTH BAY, LONG ISLAND 



4 Young oysters attached to a twig. 



5 Live oysters as they come up in the tongs 



or dredges. 



