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Santway writes about the history of sponge fishing in Florida. Information includes how Greek sponge divers came to the United States; the different varies of sponges found in the ocean; a description of how sponges are harvested; the monetary value of sponges; and how Epiphany is celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Greek sponge divers and their families in Tarpon Springs.

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1929 (circa)

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Santway, Alfred Wood, 1887-1975

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Sponge Fishing at Tarpon Springs Florida: The Most Unique Industry in the World by A. W. Santway

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Greek Americans--Florida--Tarpon Springs

Sponge trade--Florida--Tarpon Springs

Sponge divers

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Santway, Alfred Wood, 1887-1975

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State Library of Florida, Federal Documents Collection

Date

1929 (circa)

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booklets

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eng-US

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Text

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flc_f639.7-s237_01

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

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Tarpon Springs (Fla.)

Pinellas County (Fla.)

Key West (Fla.)

Monroe County (Fla.)

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Business And Industry

Subject - Corporate

Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Tarpon Springs, Fla.)

Orthodoxos Ekklesia tes Hellados

Subject - Person

Moutsatsos, Bill (Vasilios), 1906-1993

Cheyney, John King, 1858-1939

Cocoris, John Michael, 1877-1944

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Santway, Alfred Wood, 1887-1975. Sponge Fishing at Tarpon Springs Florida: The Most Unique Industry in the World by A. W. Santway. 1929 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331497>, accessed 27 December 2024.

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Santway, Alfred Wood, 1887-1975. Sponge Fishing at Tarpon Springs Florida: The Most Unique Industry in the World by A. W. Santway. 1929 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331497>

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