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Oyster shucking competition at the Florida Seafood Festival - Apalachicola, Florida.

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Image Number

FS88449

Photographer

Taylor, David Alan, 1951-

Date

1986

Date Note

Photographed on November 1, 1986.

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Collection

Folklife collection
Series 1577, S-88-278 thru S-88-648, Maritime Project-Oyster shucking contest ; no45

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

Oyster shucking competition at the Florida Seafood Festival - Apalachicola, Florida.

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Title

Oyster shucking competition at the Florida Seafood Festival - Apalachicola, Florida.

Subject

Folklife and folklore projects

Projects, Instate

Belief and custom

Community rites--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Practices

Community culture--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Entertainment

Contests--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Oysters--Shucking--Competitions

Manners and customs

Festivals--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Seafood festivals--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Recreation--Florida--Franklin County--Apalachicola

Creator

Taylor, David Alan, 1951-

Date

1986

Identifier

FS88449

Image URL

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Thumbnail

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Date Note

Photographed on November 1, 1986.

Geographic Term

Apalachicola (Fla.)

Franklin County (Fla.)

Color

color

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series 1577, S-88-278 thru S-88-648, Maritime Project-Oyster shucking contest ; no45

Subject - Meeting

Florida Seafood Festival (Apalachicola, Fla : 1986)

Subject - Corporate

Maritime Heritage Survey Project.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Taylor, David Alan, 1951-. Oyster shucking competition at the Florida Seafood Festival - Apalachicola, Florida. 1986. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/122901>, accessed 12 June 2026.

MLA

Taylor, David Alan, 1951-. Oyster shucking competition at the Florida Seafood Festival - Apalachicola, Florida. 1986. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/122901>

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(State Archives of Florida/Taylor)

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