RPPC photo postcard of 400 lb. fish caught off Texas c. 1910

$40.00 CAD

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Nice photo of young boy and 6 men beside a large fish that was caught. being held up for display.

Written on negative “400 lb Jew Fish Palacios T-

Palacios is located on the Gulf Coast about halfway between Houston and Corpus Christi.

Photographic paper used, CYKO, dates the photo to 1904-1920.

Unused.

Slight paper scuff on letter ‘P’ on back.

(Red text is an electronic watermark that is not physically part of the photo for sale)

The Atlantic goliath grouper or itajara (Epinephelus itajara), also known as "jewfish", is a large saltwater fish of the grouper family found primarily in shallow tropical waters among coral and artificial reefs at depths from 5 to 50 m (16 to 164 ft). Its range includes the Florida Keys in the US, the Bahamas, most of the Caribbean and most of the Brazilian coast

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