Identifier: TheOfficialGuideBookOfThePanama-californiaExpositionSanDiego1915 (find matches)
Title: The Official Guide Book of the Panama-California Exposition San Diego 1915
Year: 1915 (1910s)
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Subjects: Guide Book Panama-California Exposition San Diego 1915
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Contributing Library: The Committee of One Hundred
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tructive collections of sea life evershown at any exposition. Here are rare, known and unknown denizens of thedeep. The Octupus or Devil Fish, that so many have read of, but which isseldom seen in captivity, will be one of the attractions. Another rarity is afur bearing animal which so far remains unclassified, it heing the only knownspecimen of its kind in existence. It resembles the seal but has no fins and isas active on land as in water. Among other rare and interesting specimens, the Stingree, the Sand andHorn Sharks, Red Fish, Ink or Sea Rabhit Fish, so named on account of itsresemblance to a rabbit and the dark ink fluid it throws out when approachedor touched. Pacific Crab Lobster; Ribbon Fish; Abalone, a beautiful shell fish;Sea Cucumbers; Sea Lettuce; Key-Hole Limpet; Star Fish; the Sculpin, adeadly poisonous fish if one is pricked with one of its many needle-like stickers;curious Shark Eggs; there are many other rarities too numerous to mention. Admission Only 10 cents (53)
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