The white of the egg or the albumen of the egg is sent thru a screen separating the heavy from the thin. The more heavy the better the egg
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1937
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 10,055 × 7,925 pixels
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