Martin Digital History

Sea turtle on the beach, c. 1960

Item

Title

Sea turtle on the beach, c. 1960

Subject

Description

Caption on correspondence side reads "See this unusual phenomena of nature -- giant sea turtles weighing up to 600 lbs. laying eggs in the sand on the beaches -- May thru August -- at Hutchinson Island, Jensen Beach, Florida -- East Coast resort and fishing area. / Turtle Watcher's Club sponsored by the Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce. / Photo by Stuart News"

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Publisher

Ted Hearn (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

1 black and white postcard; 5.5x3.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-039-postcards-111
2025.039

Original Format

Postcard

Collection

Tags

Citation

The Stuart News (Stuart, Fla.), “Sea turtle on the beach, c. 1960,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/16509.