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Protecting Oregon Beaches Web Exhibit

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Native American woman with basket on her back. She's standing on a rocky shore with a sledge hammer & prybar in her hand.
Titled “Rock Oyster Queen,” this photograph shows a Native American woman, Annie Ditallo, gathering oysters at Newport circa 1900. The sledgehammer and pry bar were used to extract the oysters, which were then carried in the traditional basket on her back. (Lincoln County Historical Society, LCHS #1195)