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Two young boys with first place "catch", 1955

Item

Title

Two young boys with first place "catch", 1955

Description

Similar photo published in The Stuart News on August 25, 1955 (page 7) with the caption "Charles Jones of Stuart won a rod and reel, hunting knife and flashlight for catching this whopping 29-lb., 7-oz., drum 38 in. long for first prize in the Negro kids' fishing tournament on Jensen Beach Bridge Aug. 17. The catch is bigger than another unidentified participant in the rodeo who posed with Jones."

Source

Scans gift of Sandra Thurlow

Date

Contributor

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 4.9x3.9 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2023-015-068
2023.015

Coverage

Original Format

Negative

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Two young boys with first place "catch", 1955,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/2691.