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Sponges from Tarpon Springs, Florida

Subject
Fisheries & Whaling
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Sponges from Tarpon Springs, Florida, Dearborn Heights, MI, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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Back of Sponges from Tarpon Springs, Florida, Dearborn Heights, MI, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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About this subject

A display of five natural sponges of different types—yellow, wire, finger, grass, and wool—arranged on a green slatted surface. Printed labels identify each type.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Mark: We have been and took a ride in a glass-bottomed boat. We saw a seal and porpoise show and went to see birds + animals at Busch Gardens. Today we saw a man drive for sponges on a boat. Love Grandma + Granddaddy

PublisherSun News Co.
Sponges from Tarpon Springs, Florida YELLOW WIRE FINGER GRASS WOOL --- POST CARD SK.102—SUN NEWS CO., ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. CURTEICHCOLOR® 3-D NATURAL COLOR REPRODUCTION (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
PostmarkedTarpon Springs, FL
Stamp
Addressed to
Mark Elmare

25054 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, Mich.

Postcard record

PostmarkedTarpon Springs, FL
ConditionGood
Place addressed25054 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, MI
Place mentionedTarpon Springs, FL
PublisherSun News Co., St. Petersburg, FL
Stamp8c Dwight D. Eisenhower, pink
NotesChrome-era color photo postcard; yellow band at top; top edge shows wear/creasing. Postmark: TARPON SPRINGS, FL DEC 5. Chrome-era divided-back card, glossy surface, 8c Eisenhower stamp (1971 issue). Light foxing/toning on card stock.

Cite this card

Sponges from Tarpon Springs, Florida, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sponges-from-tarpon-springs-florida. Accessed October 5, 2026.