A frozen moment in the lives of Long Island’s oystermen — men who fed New York City’s bustling oyster trade and built a maritime legacy that defined the South Shore for generations.
Captured around 1910, this image reveals the resilience of a crew pausing for a brief meal amid the ice-covered bay, their tools of trade frozen in time.
LI Great South Bay Oyster Crew Ice Fishing, Winter Lunch Break, c.1910s
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