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Menhaden oil and guano factory at Milford, Conn

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Description

Menhaden oil and guano factory at Milford, Conn. Unloading fish at the wharfIncline railway to carry fish to cooking tanks on upper floor of factoryOil tanks and storage sheds in foreground. Platform for drying scrap in rearPlatform connected with factory building by elevated railwayFrom a photograph

Credit

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Collection

Historic Fisheries

History and Methods of Fisheries

Menhaden

Keywords

The Menhaden Fishery