[The Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [The Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale]

Publisher

  • Name: D. J. Hicks
    Place of Publication: Beaumont, Texas

Date

  • Digitized: 2008-03-25

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content 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.

Subject

  • Keyword: postcards
  • Keyword: whales
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Beaches
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Galveston County - Rollover
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Jefferson County - Beaumont
  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2007
    Code: SG07

Institution

  • Name: Heritage House Museum
    Code: HHSM

Resource Type

  • Postcard

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: hhm_01845
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth36257

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: Epson Perfection V750-M Pro
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