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[The Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale]

[The Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale]
Description:

Color postcard depicting the Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale beached near Beaumont, Texas. The description on the back of the postcard reads, "This Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale was caught in the Gulf of Mexico 35 miles from Beaumont Texas. His dimensions are: Length 63 feet 6 inches.; Width if tail 16 feet 7 inches; Circumference of snout at end 31 feet; Circumference at back of eyes 37 feet; Length of lower jaw 10 feet 10 inches." Correspondence on the card reads, "Hello! mama, Roll-over is it finest place you ever saw. We went bathing as soon as we got here. Tell Charlie hello for me/ Blanche" It is addressed to Mrs. W.E. Reynolds, 1345 Magnolia Ave., Beaumont, Texas and is postmarked Caplan, Texas on July 3, 1921.

Creator: Unknown
Location:
Location:
Creation Date: Unknown
Partner(s):
Heritage House Museum
Collection(s):
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
Creator:
Unknown
Publisher Info:
Publisher Name: D.J. Hicks
Place of Publication: Beaumont, Texas
Original Creation Date: Unknown
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Galveston County - Rollover
Place
United States - Texas - Jefferson County - Beaumont
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Description:

Color postcard depicting the Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale beached near Beaumont, Texas. The description on the back of the postcard reads, "This Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale was caught in the Gulf of Mexico 35 miles from Beaumont Texas. His dimensions are: Length 63 feet 6 inches.; Width if tail 16 feet 7 inches; Circumference of snout at end 31 feet; Circumference at back of eyes 37 feet; Length of lower jaw 10 feet 10 inches." Correspondence on the card reads, "Hello! mama, Roll-over is it finest place you ever saw. We went bathing as soon as we got here. Tell Charlie hello for me/ Blanche" It is addressed to Mrs. W.E. Reynolds, 1345 Magnolia Ave., Beaumont, Texas and is postmarked Caplan, Texas on July 3, 1921.

Physical Description:

1 postcard: color; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.

Language: English
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): postcards | whales | beaches
Partner:
Heritage House Museum
Collection:
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: hhm_01845
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth36257
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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