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Eva & Jimmy Dow: Bessie Vachata and friend crabbing in St. Bernard, circa 1952.

Aged black-and-white photograph of a woman in a strapless top and shorts standing on a bridge or pier railing, a small container at her feet, with water and distant shoreline behind her.
Vintage black-and-white photo of a woman in sunglasses smiling while holding a crab, seated beside a wooden bushel basket filled with crabs, with a car parked in the background.
Vintage black-and-white snapshot, damaged and peeling, of a woman with curly hair kneeling beside a basket full of crabs, a bridge railing visible in the background.
Vintage black-and-white photo of two women sitting cross-legged on a waterside bench, smiling, with bags and a hat beside them and water visible behind the railing.
Black-and-white photo of two women smiling on a bridge sidewalk, one in a sun hat holding a bottle, standing beside a crab basket, with vintage cars passing on the roadway.
Vintage black-and-white photo of a woman in a satin off-shoulder top and capri pants standing beside a car, with a pine tree and open field in the background.

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Eva & Jimmy Dow:

Bessie Vachata and friend crabbing in St. Bernard, circa 1952.

Eva & Jimmy Dow:

Bessie Vachata and friend crabbing in St. Bernard, circa 1952.

Eva & Jimmy Dow:

Bessie Vachata and friend crabbing in St. Bernard, circa 1952.

Eva & Jimmy Dow:

Bessie Vachata and friend crabbing in St. Bernard, circa 1952.

Eva & Jimmy Dow:

Bessie Vachata and friend crabbing in St. Bernard, circa 1952.

Eva & Jimmy Dow:

Bessie Vachata and friend crabbing in St. Bernard, circa 1952.

Original title

Item 25508

Citation

“Eva & Jimmy Dow: Bessie Vachata and friend crabbing in St. Bernard, circa 1952.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/25508.