Arrival and Unloading of a Turtle Boat, Key West, Florida
Postcard
Postcard depicting arrival and unloading of a turtle boat, Key West, Florida. Notation on verso, 'The only cannery of green turtle soup in the United States is in Key West, and its products are exported all over the world wherever epicures congregate. The turtles, weighting 300 to 400 pounds, are caught in South American waters and penned in "crawls" and they gaze with stoic calm at the strange people who come to look at them.'
2024.24.0083
Key West
Florida
United States of America
North America
Monroe
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Linen (1930-1945)
Boston
Massachusetts
United States of America
North America
circa 1945
May 9, 1946
Key West
Florida
United States of America
North America
Monroe
1 cent
Mrs. E. Roger Fritsh
Ames
Iowa
English
Key West - May 9th. Hi from away down here. Have seen so much it should last me for a while. Will write details after I get home.
English
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