Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2006.7.156Description
Black and white photo of machinery dredging oyster shell for magnesium. Magnesium is precipitated from seawaer by treating it with lime made from oyster shells which are removed from coastal bays by dredges. The oyster shell is washed and screened before loading into a barge for movement to the Dow Plants.Collection
Dow Chemical CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2006.7Source or Donor
Unknown, Unknown