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Goliath grouper display portrait, c. 1945
Two men pose next to a goliath grouper on display. Man on left identified as Virginius Black but no identification for man on the right. Poor copy.Tags Fishing -
Mending a fish net, c. 1945
John Dozier Baker mends a fishing net while smoking a pipe. -
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Two boats named "Sailfisher", 1947
Two boats, the Sailfisher I and the Sailfisher II out of Stuart, Fla. Handwritten on back: "Capt. Herman Reitz Sr., Capt. Ralph Hartman Jr. According to the Stuart News (17 Jan 1946), Capt. Herman Reitz, owner of a chartering service, added the Sailfisher II in 1946, captained by Ralph Hartman Jr., who had been recently released by the Army Transport Command at Miami Beach. The boat was custom built by the Pinecastle Boat and Construction Co. of Titusville. -
Florida Sheriff's Boys Ranch, c. 1960
Two young men fish from a boat at the Florida Sheriff's Boys Ranch. The ranch, located on the Suwanee River near Live Oak, Florida, was established in 1957 as a group home for "at-risk" boys. Poor copy. -
Men with fish catch, 1960
Sheriff Roy Baker (left) and another man hold up their catch of three large fish. Poor copy. -
Fish display portrait, c. 1960
Group of men pose in front of a Whiticar Fleet fish display board with their "catch."Tags Fishing -
The Fish House Story : A history of Salerno and its commercial fishing heritage by John Hennessee
This 177 slide PowerPoint presentation on the history of Port Salerno features images and historical information on Port Salerno. Includes timelines of important events and images of boatyards, fish houses, shark fishery, Quigley family, train wreck at the Salerno railroad station (1922), and fishermen at work. Also images of buildings and businesses in Port Salerno post 2000.
Author John Hennessee converted the last Salerno Fish House (originally C & W Fish Company) into the Fish House Art Center, which hosts visiting artists and a gallery; a restaurant and marina complete the complex. -
Edythe Willoughby with fish, c. 1910
Edythe Willoughby holds a fishing pole and stands on a long pier next to a hanging fish. -
Boy casts a line, c. 1925
A boy, possibly Hugh Willoughby III, stands on rocks near a shoreline holding a fishing pole in the water.