Name/Title
Arrival and Unloading of a Turtle Boat, Key West, FloridaEntry/Object ID
2024.24.0083Description
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.'Subject Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCollection
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 AmericaDate Published
circa 1945Postmark
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
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
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.Language
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
