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Alton Smith and Al Zaebst securing captured alligator - Weeki Wachee River, Florida

Alton Smith and Al Zaebst securing captured alligator - Weeki Wachee River, Florida


Image Number

  • C007016

Year

  • 1948

Date Note

  • Photographed on December 13, 1948.

Series Title

General Note

  • "After looping the alligator, both men hit the water and battle to make the alligator secure. Here Zaebst holds the jaws closed as Smith holds the thrashing tail."

Rights

Physical Description

  • 1 photoprint - b&w - 4 x 5 in.

Subject Term

Geographic Term

Personal Subject

Shelf Number

  • Shelf number: 000661.

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Alton Smith and Al Zaebst securing captured alligator - Weeki Wachee River, Florida
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Chicago Manual of Style

Alton Smith and Al Zaebst securing captured alligator - Weeki Wachee River, Florida. 1948. Black & white photoprint, 4 x 5 in. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/67226>, accessed 23 May 2018.

MLA

Alton Smith and Al Zaebst securing captured alligator - Weeki Wachee River, Florida. 1948. Black & white photoprint. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 23 May. 2018.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/67226>.

AP Style Photo Citation

(State Archives of Florida)