The left postcard "Turtle Crawl at Key West, Florida" from around 1940 shows penned green sea turtles (also known as loggerhead turtles) before they are slaughtered, each weighing around 160 kg. Key West was long known for steaks and soups made from the meat of these animals. Then a picture from Carajas (Brazil), around 1930, children proudly show a bowl with an estimated 100 sea turtle eggs, a welcome source of income for poor fishermen. Text on the back of the lower card from around 1950: "Big George, 650 pound loggerhead turtle, at the Turtle Kraals, in Key West, Florida." Right postcard from around 1950 with the text: "The only turtle kraal in the United States is located here in Key West, Florida". [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Postcards   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Bavaria, Germany | Similar pieces