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Sour Oranges Growing Wild, Florida, c. 1912
Men standing amid orange trees.
Postmarked 1913, one cent stamp, "Florida Artistic Series" -
Motoring through an Orange Grove, Florida, c. 1911
Car driving between orange grove lanes.
Florida Artistic Series, one cent stamp. -
Greetings from Florida's Indian River section, 1940
Decorative lettering postcard. Caption: "The Indian River flows parallel to the shore line of the Atlantic Ocean. Miles wide in places, narrow in others, this palm bordered river is the home of the renowned Indian River orange and grapefruit groves."
Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card. -
Arrival and unloading of a Turtle Boat, c. 1935
Piles of turtles on their backs on a boat and on dock. Caption: "The only cannery 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 weighing 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." -
Turtle Crawls, Key West Florida, c. 1965
A woman in a bathing suit holds down a turtle. Label on back: "Turtle Crawls, Key West Florida. It isn't easy to ride a Giant turtle, as this picture shows. These turtles are being taken from the Turtle Crawls and will soon be served as a delicacy in the form of Green Turtle Steaks or Green Turtle Soup at most of the Florida Key Restaurants." -
Turtle Crawls, Key West, Fla., c. 1955
Crowd of people watch a large turtle being slid up a wooden ramp from a pen in the water. Caption on back: "Crawls for hundreds of giant turtles are interesting attractions. Some of these weigh almost 300 pounds." Turtle crawls, or kraals, were large saltwater holding pens, which were open for tourists to view in the 1950s. -
Turtle Catch, 1938
Dead turtles on pier. Label: Turtle catch, some weighing over 300 lbs., Key West, Fla.
"C.T. Art-Colortone" -
Turning Green Turtles on a Florida Beach, 1937
Men killing turtles on the beach. Label at bottom: Scene on Biscayne Key near Miami.
"C.T. Art-Colortone" Made only by Curt Teich & Co., Chicago. -
Turtles and Sponges in Florida, c. 1914
Several men and boys stand on a pier surrounded by dead turtles and a pile of sponges.
"Florida Souvenir" Postmarked 16 Feb 1914, St. Petersburg, one cent stamp -
Gathering Turtle Eggs, Florida, 1911
Man excavating turtle eggs.
Postmarked 3 Jan 1921, St. Petersburg, one cent stamp. Florida Artistic Series, C. T. American Art series.