Name/Title
Unloading a Turtle Boat, Key WestEntry/Object ID
2024.24.0083Description
Postcard depicting arrival and unloading of a turtle boat, Key West, Florida. 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.Collection
Postcard CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Linen (1930-1945)Place Published
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
MAY 9, 1946Postmark Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeStamp
1 centAddressee
Name
Mrs. E. Roger FritshAddress
City
AmesState/Province
IowaPrimary Language
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
