Fish caught on the Mae West, circa 1940
A day’s catch on the Mae West with Captain Johnnie Wes, circa 1960
Three men and their Jewfish (I’m sorry “Goliath Grouper”), circa 1970
Lobster traps off of Marquesas Key, 1958.
Marathon boy with a 225-pound jewfish, 1953.
Source: Department of Commerce
The Long Key Fishing Club Lodge, 1925.
The lodge was built in 1908 Henry Flagler as a hotel for tourists seeking to experience all of the fishing Long Key had to offer. Later, Riders of the Purple Sage author Zane Grey served as the club’s first president from 1917-1920.
Source: KeysHistory.org
Ticket from the City Fish Market in Marathon
Source: Sanibel Public Libraries
Marina in Lower Matacumbe, 1938.
Source: Library of Congress
Lobsterman and his catch, 1938.
Source: Library of Congress
Postcard distributed by the Gulf Stream Card & Distrobution Co.
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