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20-pound turtle caught by Stu McKenzie
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ross Andrews fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- September 1970
- Accession Number
- 2008-27
- Storage Location
- M1 S3 Sh3 B5 155
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ross Andrews fonds
- Creator
- Ross Andrews
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2008-27
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M1 S3 Sh3 B5 155
- GMD
- graphic material
- textual records
- Date Range
- September 1970
- Series
- Ross Andrews fonds- Photographic negatives series
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w negatives ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Ross Andrews was a photographer for the Tillsonburg News.
- Scope and Content
- Three photographic negatives of a 20-pound turtle caught by Stu McKenzie July 1970. An envelope with the identification of what is depicted in the negatives, is stored with the negatives.
- 155d was published in the Tillsonburg News on September 14, 1970 with the following caption: "This 20-pound turtle was caught by Stu McKenzie and family of Straffordville. They were on a fishing trip to Long Point Bay when they discovered the turtle devouring their catch from the stringerwhich was dangling in the water. First they caught him in a dip net which he quickly ripped open. the fishermen thought the tutrtle would be frightened off but in a few minutes he was back munching their fish. A gaff hook proved to be more effective in capturing the greedy reptile. It was the turtle's turn to be eaten".
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