2. 004890

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004890

Turtle farm. Turtle pens, people looking in. On Rogue River near Bybee Bridge; notation in Southern Oregon Historical Society minutes, March 8, 1955: 'Claire Hanley now showed some 1898 pictures of the turtle pens which the Italians used in this valley,

the turtles being shipped to Italy.' Jackson County (Or.)

Year or Date Range
ca. 1898
Location
G38 D 6
Scan Location
Agriculture\SOHS 04890 Ranch and Farm animals, Turtle farm on Rogue River near Bybee Bridge.tif