Photographs depicting alligators and crocodiles, approximately 1931
From Photographs : series 50.
1931
Alligators and crocodile, 1905-1921 (bulk 1905)
(Funding) Electronic reproduction. Miami, Fla. : Reclaiming the Everglades, c2000. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. Digitized from photographs at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, Florida.
1921
Alligator Joe watching the young alligators hatch
1 postcard, postally unused; caption: "Alligator Joe watching the Young Alligators Hatch."
Having a snapping good time in Florida
1 postcard, postally unused; caption: "Having a snapping good time in Florida", and "AAA Card Co."
Alligators, 1905-ca. 1920.
(Funding) Electronic reproduction. Miami, Fla. : Reclaiming the Everglades, c2000. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. Digitized from postcards at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, Florida.
Alligator egg hatching in Florida
1 postcard, postally unused; caption: "Alligator Egg Hatching in Florida", and "'Tichnor Quality Views' Reg. U.S. Pat, Off. Made only by Tichnor Bros., Inc. Boston, Mass."
Big George, largest alligator in captivity 14 feet 7 inches–Greets you in Florida
1 postcard, postally unused; caption: "'Big George', Largest Alligator in Captivity 14 feet 7 inches–Greets You in Florida".
White Tiger and his pet
1 postcard, postally unused; caption: "White Tiger and his pet."; This postcard shows an Indian adult sitting on the back of an alligator and keeping its mouth open with his hands
Photographs from an album, 1919-1920
From the papers of Mary McDougal Axelson, box 32, folder 30.
1920
A hungry alligator in Florida
1 postcard, postally used; caption: "A Hungry Alligator in Florida".; "The Alligator is a native of the Florida Everglades. For some time its skin has been fashionably used in the manufacture of bags, shoes, etc., and with this increasing use they had been hunted until they were almost extinct. To remedy this situation and supply the demand, several thriving Alligator farms re now in operation, where the breeding and care of alligators is the main industry."
1947
The Florida Gator
1 post card; postally unused; caption: "Free lunch in the Everglades, Florida"; "The Florida Gator. Have you met the Florida Gator? He is the champion negro hater. Although he finds many things to eat. His favorite morsel is negro meat."
Photographs depicting alligator roping and wrestling, 1921-1927.
From Photographs : series 39.; Henry Coppinger, Jr., made alligator wrestling popular. Seminoles learned from him, then made the ritual their own. Tony Tommie (Panther clan) was headman for the Seminole village at Musa Isle. (Headmen were tribal spokesmen, but not chiefs.)
1927
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