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FMIB 38854 Glimpse of the Mussel Business at Leclaire, Iowa, where the mussels are bought from the fishermen, cleaned, and the shells sent
Summary
Glimpse of the Mussel Business at Leclaire, Iowa, where the mussels are bought from the fishermen, cleaned, and the shells sent by rail and water to button factories. In the pile shown there are 350 tons of....shells
Subject: Shell industry and trade, Leclaire (Iowa), Mussel fisheries, Pearl button industry
Geographic Subject: United States--Iowa--Leclaire
Tag: Shellfish
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Date
1899
Source
English: Smith, Hugh M. (1899) Mussel Fishery and Pearl-Button Industry of the Mississippi River, Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, vol. 18, 1898, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
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public domain
