Preview
Item Type
Image
Circa Date
1900-1920
Description
Young Alligators. 12 to 15 years old. The Florida Alligator Farm, Jacksonville, Fla. The Largest Alligator Farm in the World. The skins of this size are very valuable for making ladies hand bags, purses, etc., for which there is always a ready sale. 1900-1920
On the back is a note written to Miss Emma Sproat that reads:
Tuesday 3 P.M (illegible)
Just leaving Key West for Havana, all well and happy. Fine weather: hot in sun but nice breeze at night. Have been (illegible) hour and have been (illegible) city in street cars. Frank.
Archival file
Keywords
Northeast Florida Regional Postcard Collection; Collectors and collecting -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Photograph collections; Postcards -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History -- 20th century; Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works; Florida Alligator Farm (Jacksonville, Fla.) -- Pictorial works; Alligator farming -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works; Picture postcards