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112 lb. jew fish caught at New Smyrna, Fla., c. 1905

Large Atlantic goliath grouper (formerly called "jewfish") hanging.

Made in Germany

Tags Fish

Shark caught on Florida Coast, 1910

Two men on beach with a dead shark.

Florida Artistic Series.

Tags Fishing equipment, Sharks

Packing Fish, Florida, c. 1905

Group of men and boys amid barrels of fish.

Souvo Chrome Superior Quality

Tags Fish, Packing plants

Enormous Whale Washed Ashore, on the Florida Coast, c. 1915

Large crowd of people surrounding a beached whale.

Postmarked 23 Feb 1919, Cincinnati Ohio.
Two one-cent stamps. Postage for postcards was 2 cents between 2 Nov 1917 and 1 July 1919.

Tags Beaches, Whales

A Fine String, A Morning's Catch on Florida Coast, 1910

Man and a woman with a line of fish.

Florida Artistic Series.

Tags Fish, Fishing equipment

A Day's Catch, Indian River, Fla., c. 1908

Three men with a line of fish next to a small building with a sign: Fish Oysters and Green Turtle. Bait for Sale. Made in Germany.

Postmarked Saint Augustine, 1909. One cent stamp.

Hugh Leighton Company operated between 1906 and 1909.

Tags African Americans, Fish, Piers & wharves

A 735 pound Dolphin, 1909

Man standing on beach with his foot on a sea mammal.

Made in Germany. Postmarked Winterhaven, 1910. Leighton & Valentine operated between 1909 and 1914.

Tags Dolphins