Seminole Indian Shirt Tail Charlie Standing with an Alligator
Entry/Object ID
P-463
Description
Seminole Indian (Shirt Tail Charlie) standing with an alligator
Black and white photographic image with border. Real photo postcard. Postally unused.
Collection
FLHS Postcard Collection
Cataloged By
TLB (Todd Bothel)
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Talbot, Mary D. B.
Made/Created
Date made
1915 - 1925
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Native peoples, Alligators
Search Terms
Native Americans, Seminoles
Location
Location
Container
Box 1
Room
Hofmann Manuscript Room
Building
Hoch Heritage Center
Category
Permanent
Date
October 26, 2023
Inventory
Inventoried By
MTE (Margo Edwards)
Inventoried Date
Aug 13, 2008
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Jun 27, 2007
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Charlie, Shirt Tail
Person or Organization
Seminoles
Related Entries
Notes
5-1086-12, 5-2328, 5-836-6
General Notes
Note
Notes: One of Fort Lauderdale's colorful characters was a Seminole named "Shirttail Charlie." Local legend claimed that he had been condemned to wear a dress for the murder of his wife. In fact, he simply wore the "big-shirt" still in vogue with Seminole men. Charlie was a panhandler on the streets of Miami and Fort Lauderdale until his death in 1925.
