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Service industries--Florida--Saint Johns County--Saint Augustine
Tourism--Florida--Saint Johns County--Saint Augustine
Attractions--Florida--Saint Johns County--Saint Augustine
Zoos--Florida--Saint Johns County--Saint Augustine
Animal culture--Florida--Saint Johns County--Saint Augustine
Reptile culture--Florida--Saint Johns County--Saint Augustine
Alligator farming
Reptiles
Crocodylidae
Alligators
Crocodilians
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Number on back, bottom center: R-31516.
In the late nineteenth century, George Reddington and Felix Fire began collecting alligators on Anastasia Island; they founded the St. Augustine Alligator Farm at South Beach in 1893.
Accompanying note: "On this farm you see the tiny Gator emerging from his shell and the mammoth man eater. Largest in the world. Located at South Beach, St. Augustine, Fla."
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