Selling moss, Pierre Part, Louisiana, 1946.
Title
Selling moss , Pierre Part , Louisiana , 1946 .
Creator
Eagle, Arnold (photographer)
Description
Selling cured moss at Bayou Pier Part . After the moss is collected from cypress and live-oak trees , it is retted and dried . At the factory which pays six dollars per hundred pound , it is put through a gin and cleaned . It is used for upholstery and mattress stuffing .
Subject
Mosses Spanish moss Plants
Volume Number
073
Tab Heading
Spanish Moss
Group
Louisiana Images
Location Depicted
Pierre Part (La.)
Region
Southeast
Date Original
1946-09
Object Type
Safety film negatives
Source
2.25 x 2.25 in. b&w safety film negative. Item no. SONJ 44521 in the Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
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Collection
Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/sonj/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
44521
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