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Baymen / director, Glenn Gebhard ; producers, Glenn Gebhard, Mario Congreve.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fishers--New York (State)--Long Island--Economic conditions.
- Fishers.
- Shellfish gathering--Economic aspects--New York (State)--Long Island--History.
- Shellfish gathering.
- Shellfish trade--New York (State)--Long Island--History.
- Shellfish trade.
- Oyster industry--New York (State)--Long Island--History.
- Oyster industry.
- Economic history.
- Long Island (N.Y.).
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (31 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 1999.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This video portrays the work of men who continue to earn a living by harvesting shellfish from Long Island Bay, near New York City, and selling them to local markets. It not only shows the peculiarities and hardships of this type of work but also reveals the threats to this traditional occupation from pollution of the local waters.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 14, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1104050166
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