Tonging for Toke Point Oysters, near mouth of the Columbia River
- Title
- Tonging for Toke Point Oysters, near mouth of the Columbia River
- LC Subject
- Rivers Fishers Boats and boating Oystering Northwest, Pacific Bodies of water Postcards
- Local Collection ID
- PH035
- Repository
- University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
- Description
- A photographic postcard that has been hand-tinted. The legend in red at the top reads "Tonging for Toke Point Oysters, near mouth of the Columbia River". More than a dozen men are each standing a wooden boat. The boats are flattened in profile and ride low in the calm water. The central area of the boat is used to pile up the oysters, and the oystermen stand on a broad rim that runs around the edge. They hold long poles in their hands. These are the handles of tongs, long tools with rake-like ends that are opened when put into the water, scraped against the oysters, and closed to haul up the catch. The men are dressed in working clothes such as overalls and hats. In the background are several larger boats. On the horizon mountains are visible.
- Location
- Oregon >> United States Columbia River >> Clatsop County >> Oregon >> United States
- Date
- 1860/1960
- Identifier
- ORU_PH035_9814
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Language
- English
- Local Collection Name
- Print Collection
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- Western Waters Digital Library
- Primary Set
- Western Waters Digital Library
- Has Version
- Archived tiff -- PH035_9814.tif -- 16 bit, Adobe RGB (1998) -- 6516 x 4107 pixels -- 1200 dpi -- 160,580,564 bytes //Production tiff -- PH035_9814jc.tif -- 16 bit, Adobe RGB (1998) -- 6516 x 4107 pixels -- 1200 dpi -- 481,718,120 bytes //
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Image Width
- 875 pixels
- Image Height
- 552 pixels
- Image Resolution
- 125 dpi
- Color Space
- 8 bit -- RGB -- sRGB IEC61966-2.1
- File Size
- 145,381 bytes
