Life of a Clam Digger Video

by Tom Seerveld, edited by his son Chris

Chris Seerveld.

WB No. 226: Life of a Clam Digger Video — WB No. 226 includes an article on the restoration of the clam tonging boat NATIVE SON from Great South Bay, New York. The clamming industry in this region is now gone, but you can view rare footage of its 1970s heyday in this film shot by Tom Seerveld when he was in high school, and edited by his son Chris.

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