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Fishing catches displayed at the Royal Palm Hotel dock (Miami): 1. Charlie Thompson (left) and Fred Grakes with two tarpon, 1909. no. 1975-25-123. -- 2. Charlie Thompson (2nd from left) and men with fish, ca. 1905. no. x-655-1. -- 3. Charlie Thompson (2nd from left), men and women with spotted eagle ray, ca. 1900. -- 4. Charlie Thompson holding harpoon, with bottle-nosed dolphin, ca. 1900. no. x-656-1.

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Title
Fishing catches from Biscayne Bay and environs, circa 1900-1910.
Date
1910
Other Identifiers
local: VM00010010
System Control No.
VM00010010_00001
Subject (Topic)
Thompson, Charles H.,--1873-1946.
Bottlenose dolphin--Florida.
Fishing--Florida--Biscayne Bay.
Ray fishing--Florida.
Spotted eagle ray.
Tarpon fishing--Florida.
Geographic Coverage
Everglades (Fla.)--Photographs
Type
Image
Language
English
Physical Description
HistoryMiami Museum
Note
Fisherman and fishing guide. Born at Cape Florida Lighthouse and raised around Biscayne Bay, Thompson earned his living from sports fishing. In 1912 he caught a whale shark in the Florida Keys, had it preserved, and took it on tour around the country for a number of years.
HM
Florida International University
Grant Information
Electronic reproduction. Miami, Fla. : Reclaiming the Everglades, c2000. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. Digitized from photographs at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, Florida.
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