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Extinct fossil oyster, Ostraa cristagalli.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A. Schmidts Petrefactenbuch, published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr
Extinct fossil gastropods and oysters.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A. Schmidts Petrefactenbuch, published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr
Variety of seashells including oysters, file clams, smooth pectens and scarlet thorny oyster.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Oyster, Isognomon isognomum.. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London
Wing oyster, Pteria hirundo.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812
Oyster shucker of Le Havre in a low bonnet decorated with lace only to the ears.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885
Oyster mushroom, Agaricus ostreatus.. Oyster mushroom, Agaricus ostreatus. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi
Telfairia pedata, oyster nut, queens nut, Zanzibar oil vine fruit in sections, seed, and embryo.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan
Eringi mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii, and tree oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
Women and dogs outside a shop, FranceWomen and dogs outside a shop in France. Date: circa 1910s
Piles of oyster shells, Hampton, Virginia, USAPiles of oyster shells at Hampton, Virginia, USA, with boats in the foreground. Date: circa 1905
Westlake Boulevard, Seattle, Washington, USAWestlake Boulevard and Hotel Wingfield (left), Seattle, Washington, USA. From a handcart on the left, a man is selling The Coming Nation, a socialist newspaper. Date: circa 1912
Spain - Biarritz - The Oyster BedsBlack and white slide showing a series of pools with hills in the background.. Slide number 3 in Box 148 entitled Spain Bull Fighting & Spanish Life. Date: circa 1890s
Oyster vendorFresh oysters! Penny a lot. Street oyster seller. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885
Union Oyster House, Boston, Massachusetts, USAThe original Oyster House, Union Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, established in 1826, one of three famous Union Oyster House Restaurants in Boston. Date: circa 1940
Magnetic mine and counter moves by G. H. DavisA battle of wits: the magnetic mine and the counter-moves, a battle of wits: new types of mines countered by the Navy. Naval experts versus the enemy
SCOTTs OYSTER BARScotts Oyster Bar, in the West End of London. Date: 1930s
Scotts Oyster BarsA group of waiters at Scotts Oyster Bar, West End, London. Date: 1930s
Spoof postcard on the Colchester Native Oyster Beds ! Date: circa 1910s
France - Arcachon - Oyster GathererA wonderful postcard photograph of a woman Oyster Gatherer (Parqueuse) from Arcachon in the Gironde department in southwestern France
Scotts Restaurant in London - famed for its oysters and lobster, formerly with sawdust on the floor and a zinc bar. On the corner of Piccadilly and Shaftesbury Avenue. Date: circa early 1920s
Cancale, Brittany, France - The Oyster BedsThe departure of the Fishing Fleet from Cancale, a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Date: circa 1906
200, 000 bushels of Oyster Shells, Hampton, Virginia, USA - adjoining an oyster packing plant Date: 1914
Parqueuse or Oyster Gatherer, FranceA Parqueuse or Oyster Gatherer from the Bassin d Arcachon in south-west France. Her shoes may lack Parisian chic but are eminently practical for traversing the mudflats. Date: circa 1910s
Gryphaea incurva, oysterFossil oyster also known as the Devils Toenail, specimen from the Lower Lias, Gloucestershire
Spondylus imperialis, imperial thorny oysterA pair of imperial thorny oysters (Spondylus imperalis) This bivalve can be found in the waters surrounding the Philippines
On the dredgeCommon dredge as descibed by Professor Edward Forbes. Anatomical Manipulation, Tulk and Henfrey 1843
Spondylus pictorum, painted thorny oysterA pair of painted thorny oysters (Spondylus pictorum). This bivalve can be found offshore up to 50 metres in the Mediterranean and Red seas
Spondylus gaederopus, European thorny oysterA pair European thorny oysters (Spondylus gaederopus). This thorny bivalve is distributed around northwest coasts of Africa
Chespecten jeffersonius, scallopSpecimen of the scallop (Chespecten jeffersonius), this shell originated from the Miocene era, some 23-7 million years ago. Maryland, USA
Gloripallium pallium, glory scallopDetail of shell ribs on the glory scallop shell (Gloripallium pallium)
Spodylus americanus, thorny oysterWatercolour of a thorny oyster on blue paper by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, fossil oystersAbout 190 million years old, found in the Lias clays and limestones of the Jurassic period. Commonly called Devils Toenails
Spomdylus imperialis, imperial thorny oyster
Gryphaea dilatata, devils toenailThis giant hooked oyster also known as a devils toenail originates from Sowerby, Upper Jurassic, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Ostrea sp. oyster with pearlsOysters are bivalve molluscs found on the sea bed. Pearls, are smooth, spherical objects which can form inside their shells. They are considered valuable and are farmed and used to make jewellery
London Oyster Stall 1861The first day of oysters in the streets of London - enthusiastic customers keep the traders busy opening shells Date: 1861
A summer conference at Oyster Bay. Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt speaking at a meeting of the Inter-State Weather Commission and the North, East, West, and South winds, Rain
A surprise party at Oyster Bay. Illustration shows a group of men making a surprise nighttime visit to Theodore Roosevelt, wearing pajamas, at Oyster Bay; Edward H
Why not settle it socially at Oyster Bay?. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a central image showing President Theodore Roosevelt sitting with Russian, Japanese
Little Teeny, one of the smallest oyster shuckers at Pass Christian, Miss. Did not know how old she was. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi. Date 1911 February
Oyster Boats at Billingsgate Market, London, 1877Engraving showing oyster boats (on right, with masts) and lighters, in the River Thames, outside Billingsgate Fish Market, London, 1877. Date: 26 May 1877
Oyster Shell and PearlsOyster shells and pearls. Date: 1988
De Hems restaurant, SohoDe Hems restaurant, oyster bar, saloon bar and grotto on Macclesfield Street, Soho, London. Date: 1947
Scout visit to Theodore Roosevelts GraveAn annual ceremonial visit of the American Boy Scouts to Theodore Roosevelts grave at Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Long Island, New York. 1934
Washing Oysters / PhotoOYSTER INDUSTRY - fishermen washing oysters Date: 1930
Boston Oyster House Room, Morrison Hotel, ChicagoThe Boston Oyster House room in the Morrison Hotel, Chicago Date: 1920s
Oyster Bay, Long Island, New YorkSagamore Hill, residence of Colonel Roosevelt, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York