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Capt. Ed Bagnell (Millie Bagnell)
Capt. Ed Bagnell (Millie Bagnell)

Capt. Ed Bagnell (Millie Bagnell)

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Crab Pots at Shore

Crab Pots at Shore

Robbie Johnson

Robbie Johnson

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Ben and Jacob Johnson Clamming c.mid-1990s (Lisa Johnson)

Ben and Jacob Johnson Clamming c.mid-1990s (Lisa Johnson)

Ben Johnson dredging oysters (Michael Kestner-Suffolk Sun)

Ben Johnson dredging oysters (Michael Kestner-Suffolk Sun)

Jorge Gonzales, left, and Ben Johnson dredge up oysters on the Nansemond River. March - 2006

Bleakhorn  Oyster Can

Bleakhorn Oyster Can

BRENDA CAROL

BRENDA CAROL

Bunkley's Dock

Bunkley's Dock

Bunkleys Dock with buyboat Dora & other Eclipse piers (Thomas Hazelwood)

Bunkleys Dock with buyboat Dora & other Eclipse piers (Thomas Hazelwood)

Bunkley's Store

Bunkley's Store

Buy Boat

Buy Boat

Buyboat Chesapeake in James River (Tim Matthews)

Buyboat Chesapeake in James River (Tim Matthews)

Captain Lip Johnson

Captain Lip Johnson

Chesapeake with load of oysters

Chesapeake with load of oysters

Copy of Old Suffolk Oyster Company Ad

Copy of Old Suffolk Oyster Company Ad

Crab Pots Waiting to Work

Crab Pots Waiting to Work

Deckboat  DORA  loaded with shad poles (Alease Hazelwood)

Deckboat DORA loaded with shad poles (Alease Hazelwood)

Deckboat DORA with Bert Hazelwood Jr on bow c.1950s (Elizabeth Hazelwood Jamerson)

Deckboat DORA with Bert Hazelwood Jr on bow c.1950s (Elizabeth Hazelwood Jamerson)

Delphine Oyster Dredger

Delphine Oyster Dredger

Diggs

Diggs

Dixon Oyster Company  c.1930s (Norman Parker)

Dixon Oyster Company c.1930s (Norman Parker)

DORA Oyster Dredger

DORA Oyster Dredger

Eclipse Shoreline

Eclipse Shoreline

Oyster Boat Heading Home   (Robert Burnell)

Oyster Boat Heading Home (Robert Burnell)

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Culling Oysters   (Robert Burnell)

Culling Oysters (Robert Burnell)

Minimum legal size of “market oysters” smaller oysters are culled out and sent overboard.

Tonging Oysters on the Chuckatuck Creek   (Robert Burnell)

Tonging Oysters on the Chuckatuck Creek (Robert Burnell)

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Tonging Oysters      (Robert Burnell)

Tonging Oysters (Robert Burnell)

The shafts on oyster tongs can be 12’ to 20’ in length.

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Watermen on the Chuckatuck Tonging Oysters (Robert Burnell)

Watermen on the Chuckatuck Tonging Oysters (Robert Burnell)

Working the oyster ground at sunrise   (Robert Burnell)

Working the oyster ground at sunrise (Robert Burnell)

Flatties offloading oyster catch onto the Chesapeake

Flatties offloading oyster catch onto the Chesapeake

Hoecake Cove in snow - end of Thomas Hazelwood's pier (Les Ward)

Hoecake Cove in snow - end of Thomas Hazelwood's pier (Les Ward)

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Johnson's Getting ready for crabbing

Johnson's Getting ready for crabbing

JS Madre Jr

JS Madre Jr

Lois — Thomas Hazelwood & Robbie Johnson's 1st boat for clam dredging - early 1980s

Lois — Thomas Hazelwood & Robbie Johnson's 1st boat for clam dredging - early 1980s

Mariners Cove and Lisa Dawn tied up at Red Oyster House (John Sheely)

Mariners Cove and Lisa Dawn tied up at Red Oyster House (John Sheely)

Miles Oyster Watch House (Karla Smith)

Miles Oyster Watch House (Karla Smith)

Old Suffolk Oyster Company Fleet

Old Suffolk Oyster Company Fleet

Crab operation at Bleakhorn Creek (Connie Andrews)

Crab operation at Bleakhorn Creek (Connie Andrews)

Crabpots at Bleakhorn Creek  (Connie Andrews)

Crabpots at Bleakhorn Creek (Connie Andrews)

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Bleakhorn Creek   (Connie Andrews)

Bleakhorn Creek (Connie Andrews)

Johnson Deckhands  (Lisa Johnson)

Johnson Deckhands (Lisa Johnson)

Scrub Down   (Lisa Johnson)

Scrub Down (Lisa Johnson)

Jacob and Ben Johnson help wash down the workboat Lisa Dawn

Waterman's family   (Lisa Johnson)

Waterman's family (Lisa Johnson)

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The Supervisors    (Lisa Johnson)

The Supervisors (Lisa Johnson)

The Johnsons and Hazelwoods supervise the haulout of the deckboat Lois.

Working on the Lois  (Lisa Johnson)

Working on the Lois (Lisa Johnson)

Scraping and painting is semi-annual project.

The One that did not get away.  (Lisa Johnson)

The One that did not get away. (Lisa Johnson)

Crabbing at a young age...  (Lisa Johnson)

Crabbing at a young age... (Lisa Johnson)

Johnson Boys lend a hand.  (Lisa Johnson)

Johnson Boys lend a hand. (Lisa Johnson)

Joe Hicks pulling Shad Net    (Karla Smith)

Joe Hicks pulling Shad Net (Karla Smith)

Off loading Oysters    (Karla Smith)

Off loading Oysters (Karla Smith)

Robbie Johnson and Thomas Hazelwood off load their catch.

Sun rise on the Nansemond  (Michael Kestner/The Virginian Pilot)

Sun rise on the Nansemond (Michael Kestner/The Virginian Pilot)

Oysters to Market   (Michael Kestner - Virginian Pilot) 2006

Oysters to Market (Michael Kestner - Virginian Pilot) 2006

Robbie Johnson, left and Jorge Gonzales reach for a bushel of oysters from Ben Johnson.

Mary T    (Michael Kestner)

Mary T (Michael Kestner)

Oystermen aboard the Mary T heat out near the mouth of the Nansemond. GE plant is in the background.

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Shad Poles (Karla Smith)

Shad Poles (Karla Smith)

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Tim Matthews Shad Fishing

Tim Matthews Shad Fishing

Tim Matthews with Shad  (Tim Matthews Collection)

Tim Matthews with Shad (Tim Matthews Collection)

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Capt. Ed Bagnell (Millie Bagnell)
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Crab Pots at Shore
Robbie Johnson
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Ben and Jacob Johnson Clamming c.mid-1990s (Lisa Johnson)
Ben Johnson dredging oysters (Michael Kestner-Suffolk Sun)
Bleakhorn  Oyster Can
BRENDA CAROL
Bunkley's Dock
Bunkleys Dock with buyboat Dora & other Eclipse piers (Thomas Hazelwood)
Bunkley's Store
Buy Boat
Buyboat Chesapeake in James River (Tim Matthews)
Captain Lip Johnson
Chesapeake with load of oysters
Copy of Old Suffolk Oyster Company Ad
Crab Pots Waiting to Work
Deckboat  DORA  loaded with shad poles (Alease Hazelwood)
Deckboat DORA with Bert Hazelwood Jr on bow c.1950s (Elizabeth Hazelwood Jamerson)
Delphine Oyster Dredger
Diggs
Dixon Oyster Company  c.1930s (Norman Parker)
DORA Oyster Dredger
Eclipse Shoreline
Oyster Boat Heading Home   (Robert Burnell)
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Culling Oysters   (Robert Burnell)
Tonging Oysters on the Chuckatuck Creek   (Robert Burnell)
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Tonging Oysters      (Robert Burnell)
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Watermen on the Chuckatuck Tonging Oysters (Robert Burnell)
Working the oyster ground at sunrise   (Robert Burnell)
Flatties offloading oyster catch onto the Chesapeake
Hoecake Cove in snow - end of Thomas Hazelwood's pier (Les Ward)
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Johnson's Getting ready for crabbing
JS Madre Jr
Lois — Thomas Hazelwood & Robbie Johnson's 1st boat for clam dredging - early 1980s
Mariners Cove and Lisa Dawn tied up at Red Oyster House (John Sheely)
Miles Oyster Watch House (Karla Smith)
Old Suffolk Oyster Company Fleet
Crab operation at Bleakhorn Creek (Connie Andrews)
Crabpots at Bleakhorn Creek  (Connie Andrews)
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Bleakhorn Creek   (Connie Andrews)
Johnson Deckhands  (Lisa Johnson)
Scrub Down   (Lisa Johnson)
Waterman's family   (Lisa Johnson)
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The Supervisors    (Lisa Johnson)
Working on the Lois  (Lisa Johnson)
The One that did not get away.  (Lisa Johnson)
Crabbing at a young age...  (Lisa Johnson)
Johnson Boys lend a hand.  (Lisa Johnson)
Joe Hicks pulling Shad Net    (Karla Smith)
Off loading Oysters    (Karla Smith)
Sun rise on the Nansemond  (Michael Kestner/The Virginian Pilot)
Oysters to Market   (Michael Kestner - Virginian Pilot) 2006
Mary T    (Michael Kestner)
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Shad Poles (Karla Smith)
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Tim Matthews Shad Fishing
Tim Matthews with Shad  (Tim Matthews Collection)
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