Tarpon caught by Mrs. Charles E. Allen of Glasgow, Scotland, at St. James City, Florida – Historic Print
![Tarpon caught by Mrs. Charles E. Allen of Glasgow, Scotland, at St. James City, Florida, [between 1884 and 1891] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d0/d04222987d96-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Tarpon caught by Mrs. Charles E. Allen of Glasgow, Scotland, at St. James City, Florida, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Tarpon caught by Mrs. Charles E. Allen of Glasgow, Scotland, at St. James City, Florida
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A woman identified as Mrs. Charles E. Allen of Glasgow, Scotland, is credited in the caption with landing this tarpon at St. James City, a fishing village on Pine Island in southwest Florida. Tarpon, often called the "silver king," drew sport anglers to the Gulf coast in the 1880s and 1890s, when hooking one of these large, leaping fish was considered a prized achievement. The date is only estimated as falling between 1884 and 1891, and the names come from an old caption card that has not been verified, so the details should be read with that in mind.
| Created / published | [between 1884 and 1891] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1880-1900. |
| Notes | In album formerly identified as Volume 8, p. 20. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,171 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115174 |
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