Hillard Bloom 1998

ORH-003-0014

Part 1: Oystering in CT; Early work; Company history Click to Play

Part 2: 1950's; Pollution and Clean Water Act Click to Play

Part 3: Public vs. private beds; Licensing; Mechanized vs. manual procedures; Harbor DevelopmentClick to Play

Part 4: Family history in oyster business; Acquisition of Tallmage Brothers Click to Play

Part 5: Harbor activity; Workforce; Neighborhood Click to Play

Part 6: Merchant Marine Act-1934; Business improvements; Oyster fleet; Working with the public Click to Play

Part 7: Steel Point/Harbor Place development project Click to Play

Part 8: Biggest threat to oystering; Role of organized labor in harbor Click to Play

Part 9: Eating oysters Click to Play

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