Record Details
Tonging for Toke Point Oysters, near mouth of the Columbia River
Oregon Digital
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Identifier | ORU_PH035_9814 http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,514 |
| Title | Tonging for Toke Point Oysters, near mouth of the Columbia River |
| Description | A photographic postcard that has been hand-tinted. The legend in red at the top reads "Tonging for Toke Point Oysters, near mouth of the Columbia River". More than a dozen men are each standing a wooden boat. The boats are flattened in profile and ride low in the calm water. The central area of the boat is used to pile up the oysters, and the oystermen stand on a broad rim that runs around the edge. They hold long poles in their hands. These are the handles of tongs, long tools with rake-like... |
| Subject | Oysters; Oystering; Oceans; Rivers; Water; Men; Fishermen; Boats; Clothing & dress; Mountains; Oyster fisheries; Oyster industry; Oysters; Ocean; Rivers; Water; Men; Men's clothing; Fishers; Boats and boating; Mountains; Toke Point, Washington; Pacific Ocean; Columbia River; Outdoor landscape |
| Publisher | University of Oregon Libraries |
| Date | 2004-08-05 |
| Rights | This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested. |
| Relation |
University of Oregon Libraries - Special Collections and University Archives
Print Collection
PH035
Archived tiff -- PH035_9814.tif -- 16 bit, Adobe RGB (1998) -- 6516 x 4107 pixels -- 1200 dpi -- 160,580,564 bytes // Production tiff -- PH035_9814jc.tif -- 16 bit, Adobe RGB (1998) -- 6516 x 4107 pixels -- 1200 dpi -- 481,718,120 bytes // |
| Type | image |
| Format | Scanned in reflective mode with Silverfast AI 6.0 on UMAX PowerLook III flatbed scanner (Scanner C). Levels adjusted from 0 - 1.00 - 255 to 30 - 1.00 - 195 prior to capture. 145,381 bytes 8 bit -- RGB -- sRGB IEC61966-2.1 Scanned image enters Photoshop as 16 bit RGB. Archived tiff is saved. Adobe Photoshop used to reorient and crop image, set and neutralize shadow and highlight point, adjust midtone contrast. Second production tiff saved, retaining adjustments layers. Photoshop used to convert color profile from Adobe RGB (1998) to sRGB, set resolution to 125 dpi and resize the width of the image to 875. Display jpeg saved after resizing. |
