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Ed Atkins walking along the oyster beds, St. Helena Island, SC

2004-2014

Saint Helena Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black and white digital image of Ed Atkins walking along oyster beds on Saint Helena Island in South Carolina. He is on the right side of the photograph walking with his left side facing the camera. He is wearing a baseball cap, a sweater, jeans, rubber boots and gloves. He is holding a plastic basket in his left hand. Piles of oyster shells are in the foreground. 24.

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Catalog reference: 2017.49.16

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