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Brief history of the Sloop May Queen, built ca. 1896 - written for the Florida Merchant Marine Survey, a project of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.

Built

ca. 1896

Builders

Watkins Ship Yards (Key West, Fla.)

Subjects

Bradley, B. B.
Brooks, J. A.
Fishing
Greek Americans
Marie, Desmond
Pittman, John
Sponge boats
Sponge divers
Sponge trade
Watkins Ship Yards
Weech, Henry

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Key West
Miami
Saint Marks Tarpon Springs
Tampa
Elfers
Mexico, Gulf of
Atlantic Ocean
Monroe County
Miami-Dade County
Wakulla County
Pinellas County
Hillsborough County
Pasco County

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State Archives of Florida, S 2382

Title

Historical Sketch of the Sloop May Queen, Built ca. 1896

Subject

Fishing

Sponge boats

Sponge trade

Sponge divers

Greek Americans

Description

Brief history of the Sloop May Queen, built ca. 1896 - written for the Florida Merchant Marine Survey, a project of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.

Creator

Florida Merchant Marine Survey

Source

State Archvies of Florida, Series S2382

Date

1938 (circa)

Format

histories (literary works)

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s2382_ch7_may-queen

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

ImageID

s2382_ch7_0227

s2382_ch7_0228

s2382_ch7_0229

s2382_ch7_0230

s2382_ch7_0231

s2382_ch7_0232

s2382_ch7_0233

refTitle

May Queen

refMaker

Watkins Ship Yards (Key West, Fla.)

refDate

ca. 1896

Geographic Term

Key West (Fla.)

Miami (Fla.)

Saint Marks (Fla.)Tarpon Springs (Fla.)

Tampa (Fla.)

Elfers (Fla.)

Mexico, Gulf of

Atlantic Ocean

Monroe County (Fla.)

Miami-Dade County (Fla.)

Wakulla County (Fla.)

Pinellas County (Fla.)

Hillsborough County (Fla.)

Pasco County (Fla.)

Display Date

ca. 1938

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Subject - Corporate

Watkins Ship Yards

Subject - Person

Weech, Henry

Marie, Desmond

Bradley, B. B.

Pittman, John

Brooks, J. A.

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Florida Merchant Marine Survey. Historical Sketch of the Sloop May Queen, Built ca. 1896. 1938 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/337568>, accessed 15 November 2024.

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Florida Merchant Marine Survey. Historical Sketch of the Sloop May Queen, Built ca. 1896. 1938 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/337568>

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For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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