Martin Digital History

Whiticar fleet fish display portrait, c. 1955

Item

Title

Whiticar fleet fish display portrait, c. 1955

Description

Man poses in front of the Whiticar Fleet fish display stand. Several fish, including a sailfish, hang from the display stand. Published in the Stuart News (23 Dec 1957) with the caption: "Phil Eisenpresser, Long Island, a guest at the Pelican Hotel, stands proudly alongside a sailfish and some kings he landed on extremely light tackle the other day from Capt. Whiticar's Gulf Stream. Light tackle fishing is being promoted by the club with a tourney set Jan. 17, 18, 19."

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Publisher

Stuart News (Stuart, Fla.)

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-020-er-369
2025.020

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Whiticar fleet fish display portrait, c. 1955,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/15190.