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Florida. Greek sponge fleet, 1931, 1935
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Florida. Greek sponge fleet, 1931, 1935
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Title
Florida
.
Greek
sponge
fleet
,
1931
,
1935
Subject
Florida
Moving images
Sponge fishing--Florida--Tarpon Springs
Greeks--Florida
Tarpon Springs (Fla.)
Description
In
1905
, the
first
Greek
colony
was
established
in
Tarpon
Springs
. By the
end
of
1906
,
1,500
Greek
sponge
divers
and
workers
had
arrived
in
Tarpon
Springs
. The
sponge
industry
grew
in the
1920s
and
1930s
with a
fleet
of
about
200
ships
. In
1936
,
Tarpon
Springs
became
recognized
as the
sponge
capital
of the
world
, and
more
than
2,000
Greeks
had
moved
to the
area
. In
1946
, a
disease
(red
tide)
attacked
and
killed
almost
all
of the
sponges
.
16mm
film
shot
by
D.J
.
Angus
while
on a
family
trip
in
1931
and
1935
.
[2:01]
Creator
Angus, Donald James (D. J.)
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Date
1931, 1935
Type
Image/Moving Image
Format
image/flv
Source
D. J. Angus photographs and film RHC-4
Language
eng
Rights
For information on copyright or permissions, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Digital Identification
DJAM-FL05-Greekfleet
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