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Black and white photograph of the building used to make the concrete disks used for planting sponges off Sugarloaf Key 1912/1914 .

Cream-colored, hollow, conical sponge.

Long, narrow fingers extending from trunk. Gray-brown at trunk, lightening to cream color at tips.

Off-white sponge branching from central trunk like an antler.

Black and white photograph of two fishermen sitting on a boat, trimming sponges.

Color photograph of sponges on a boat. Three unidentified fishermen visible. One sits on the edge of the boat with his feet in the sponges.

Written on back:
July 88

Two color photographs from a sponging trip, they show diver and sponge cleaning.

Written on back:
.1 -
Terry Grame-(Back)
Jimmy Lemonidas (diver) greek
July 18, 1988 Charles Newell (frount)

.2 -
July 88 Cleaning sponge

Two color photographs of Jimmy L. stringing sponges atop the Medusa.

Written on back:
.1 - July 23, 1988 Jimmy L. stringing sponges
.2 - July 88 Stringing sponges for auction

Color photograph of Mark Reinfandt sitting aboard the Medusa next to an IBAC compressor. Sponges to the right.

Written on back:
Sept 26 Mark Reinfandt

Color photograph of wool sponges strung up at George Billiris's Warehouse in Tarpon Springs, Florida.