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Two male shrimpers (unknown), single rig shrimping at night (for brown shrimp), circa…

Two male shrimpers wearing caps and gloves work on deck at night, hauling in a large net from a single rig shrimping boat, with sparks visible in the dark background.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Two male shrimpers (unknown), single rig shrimping at night (for brown shrimp), circa 2002. Photo belongs to Isleno Museum, Delacroix, LA.

Cecile Jones Robin is a 75 year-old resident of St. Bernard Parish and a member of the Isleno community. She was married to Charlie Robin, Jr., who passed away on January 21, 2006. She has four children and 14 grandchildren. She wrote for the Baton Rouge Advocate. She originally came to Chalmette, LA. in 1945.

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Item 15778

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“Two male shrimpers (unknown), single rig shrimping at night (for brown shrimp), circa…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/15778.