Charlie Thompson's Whaleshark, c. 1920
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Material Information

Title:
Charlie Thompson's Whaleshark, c. 1920
Series Title:
Postcard Collection
Donor:
Gift of Fred Benson.
Publisher:
Hand go photo
Publication Date:
Physical Description:
1 sepia photographic postcard; 5.5 x 3.5 inches
Physical Location:
Collection A0048, Section Boynton Beach

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Whale shark
Zoological specimens
Fish
Portraits
Postcard Collection
Spatial Coverage:
Florida -- Boynton Beach
Coordinates:
25.767059 x -80.183618

Notes

General Note:
Taxidermied whaleshark on a railcar. Historical note: Charter boat Captain Charles Thompson caught a 38 ft. whaleshark between Miami and the Florida Keys in the summer of 1912. After working with taxidermists to preserve and mount the skin over a frame, the fish was exhibited throughout the U.S. by rail and boat and reputedly becoming an exhibit in Capt. Lin G. Greene's Marine Museum. This was the first official North American account of a whaleshark, a gentle creature that little was known about until the 1990s. It's unknown if the whaleshark was exhibited in Boynton Beach.
General Note:
Item number: A0048-BB-008; Gift of Fred Benson.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives
Holding Location:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
FI19071540 ( FIUnumber )

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Aggregations:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives