A big catch of turtles

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http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/MM00012823/00001

Material Information

Title:

A big catch of turtles

Creator:

Knight Family Collection
May Hill Russell Library -- History Dept
Monroe County Public Library System

Place of Publication:

Key West, Fla

Publisher:

Frank Johnson

Publication Date:

1900

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Turtle fisheries -- Photographs -- Florida -- Key West ( lcsh )
Turtles -- Photographs -- Florida -- Key West ( lcsh )
Docks -- Photographs -- Florida -- Key West ( lcsh )
Photographs -- Key West (Fla.) ( lcsh )
Photographs -- Monroe County (Fla.) ( lcsh )

Genre:

picture ( marcgt )

Coordinates:

24.555363 x -81.780035

Notes

Scope and Content:

Postcard of a catch of turtles lying on their backs on the Key West docks waiting to be killed. Turtle fishing was outlawed in 1970. A gift of Joan Knight.

Original Location:

History Dept., May Hill Russell Library; 700 Fleming St., Key West, FL 33040.

General Note:

Date of photo is approximately 1900's.

Record Information

Source Institution:

Florida International University

Rights Management:

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

Resource Identifier:

000000482 ( ALEPH )
AAA9151 QF ( NOTIS )
MM00012823

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