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  Press Release on Public Proclamation No. 24

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  Press Release by H. C. Pratt announcing the issuance of Public Proclamation No. 24, which terminates all exclusion orders

  Date: September 4, 1946

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  Old Series Trademark No. 0808

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  Captain De Long

  Date: 1882

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  Old Series Trademark No. 0767

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  C. S. Co.

  Date: 1881

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  McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 114

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  Caption: "400 Pound Turtles Ready for Shipment -- Key West July 2, 1934." Several slaughtered sea turtles on a wharf in Key West. Turtle meat and eggs were popular food items in the early-to-mid twentieth century; turtle fat was especially prized for making turtle soup. Turtle kraals (corrals) and a cannery were built as the Key West area began to develop. However, the turtle population plummeted in the Florida Keys and surrounding areas as the twentieth century progressed and demand for turtle meat, eggs, and fat increased. The Key West turtle fishing industry halted after the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1971. Turtle populations have since started to recover. The cannery now serves as the Key West Turtle Museum.

  Date: 7/2/1934

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  Old Series Trademark No. 1865b

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  Franco California Chocolate, Guittard's Eagle Chocolate

  Date: 1890