Captain Thompson's Big Fish

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/sobek/FI22091806/00001

Material Information

Title:

Captain Thompson's Big Fish

Series Title:

Claude Matlack Photograph Collection

Creator:

Matlack, Claude Carson ( Photographer )

Publication Date:

1913

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Whale shark
Fishing boats
Sharks

Genre:

Photographs

Spatial Coverage:

Florida

Notes

Abstract:

Shows boat and crew alongside the whale shark. Thompson caught a "big fish" in 1912, while fishing off the Florida Keys. It was identified as a whale shark by the Smithsonian. Thompson mounted and exhibited the shark by rail and boat around the country. In 1922 it was destroyed when the exhibit caught fire. ( en )

General Note:

From the Claude Matlack Photograph Collection at HistoryMiami. Collection No. HMA0362.

Record Information

Source Institution:

HistoryMiami Museum

Holding Location:

HistoryMiami Museum

Rights Management:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Resource Identifier:

Matlack 68-24 ( HistoryMiami )
FI22091806

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

HistoryMiami Museum
Claude Matlack Photograph Collection