Martin Digital History

Releasing sea turtles, c. 1960

Item

Title

Releasing sea turtles, c. 1960

Description

Ross Witham (right) and Bill Alloway release juvenile sea turtles on the beach, next to incoming tides. Alloway worked as both a curator and caretaker at the House of Refuge Museum and Marine Biologist, Ross Witham served as the curator of turtles at the Museum.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 2.3x2.3 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-008-buildings-071
2025.008

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Releasing sea turtles, c. 1960,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/12765.