Art Resource - AR948875

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Scene at the sponge exchange, Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA, 1940.

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Sponges on the dockside, Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA, 1940.

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Sponge fleet in the harbour, Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA, 1940.

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Diver coming up with sponges, Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA, 1940.

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Tarpon Avenue looking east, Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA, 1940.

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'Beautiful Spring Bayou, the Venice of the South, Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA', 1940.

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Sponge market, Key West harbour, Florida, USA, c1900(?). Artist: Keystone View Company

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Sale in progress at the sponge exchange, Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA, 1940.

Sale in progress at the sponge exchange, Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA, 1940. Postcard. Scene showing men standing around piles of natural sponges displayed for sale. Tarpon Springs was the centre of a thriving sponge harvesting industry from the late 19th century. Many of the divers were Greek immigrants, who introduced the techniques they had used to gather sponges underwater in the Mediterranean. The industry was wiped out in 1947 by a red algae bloom that killed the sponges.

Unique Identifier AR948875

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4082px × 2595px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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