Photograph - Fred & Wallace Williams w/ 2 sturgeons
Print, photographic
circa 1890
Albumen print of Fred & Wallace Williams in a boat & 2 large sturgeon, ~6 ft long, at East Wharf.
According to https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/atlantic-sturgeon, "Atlantic sturgeon were once found in great abundance, but their populations have declined greatly due to overfishing and habitat loss. Atlantic sturgeon were prized for their eggs, which were valued as high-quality caviar. During the late 1800s, people flocked to the Eastern United States in search of caviar riches from the sturgeon fishery, known as the “Black Gold Rush.” By the beginning of the 1900s, sturgeon populations had declined drastically. Close to 7 million pounds of sturgeon were reportedly caught in 1887, but by 1905 the catch declined to only 20,000 pounds..." They are now on the Endangered Species List.
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Cunningham & George Gould. 7" x 9" on card stock.
According to https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/atlantic-sturgeon, "Atlantic sturgeon were once found in great abundance, but their populations have declined greatly due to overfishing and habitat loss. Atlantic sturgeon were prized for their eggs, which were valued as high-quality caviar. During the late 1800s, people flocked to the Eastern United States in search of caviar riches from the sturgeon fishery, known as the “Black Gold Rush.” By the beginning of the 1900s, sturgeon populations had declined drastically. Close to 7 million pounds of sturgeon were reportedly caught in 1887, but by 1905 the catch declined to only 20,000 pounds..." They are now on the Endangered Species List.
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Cunningham & George Gould. 7" x 9" on card stock.
2009.116.084