Turtle Crawls, Key West, Florida

Name/Title

Turtle Crawls, Key West, Florida

Entry/Object ID

2024.24.0084

Description

Postcard depicting Turtle Crawls, 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 Collection

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

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Linen (1930-1945)

Place Published

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

1942

Postmark Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Stamp

1 cent

Addressee

Name

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baker

Address

Street
Harrison Ave.
City
Greenville
State/Province
Ohio

Primary Language

English

Transcription

This looks natural -- Have been there. April 1, 42

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in