Bui. 156, Bureau of Chemistry, U. S. Dept. of Agricultur 



Plate 111. 



Fig. 1.— Oyster House of Dealer A at Indian CreeK; near Canarsie, Long 



Island, N. Y. 



Taken January 25, 1912, Avith the tide rising. Note the closed trapdoors through which oysters 

 are unloaded from boats. A trapdoor in the floor above permits entrance from the interior 

 of the building. 



Fig. 2.— Oysters in the Cellar Under House of Dealer A. 



Picture taken December 15, 1911, at low tide, when only a portion of the shells were under water. 



