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  20090529_132336 D3 P1 P1.jpg - Two woman working to gather the salt. The salt is harvested from the bottom of the lake usually by men who place it in a canoe. Then a worker, usually a woman carries the sand to shore in a 130 lb basin on her head. The basin is transferred 3 or more times in the trek to the shore, almost like a relay race.  
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173 | Two woman working to gather the salt. The salt is harvested from the bottom of the lake usually by men who place it in a canoe. Then a worker, usually a woman carries the sand to shore in a 130 lb basin on her head. The basin is transferred 3 or more times in the trek to the shore, almost like a relay race.
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Photographer: FRED SELIGMAN MD | Camera: NIKON D3 | Date: 5/29/09 1:23 PM | ISO: 200 | Exp. Time: 1/500s | Aperture: 11.0 | Focal Length: 44.0mm (=44mm) | Latitude: N 14°50'1.62" | Longitude: W 17°14'14.99" | Altitude: 12 metres | GPS time: 13:22:54 UTC | See map
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