First Underwater Poker Game


Follow on item to underwater records

Flickr, photography's social media site, has recently put on line an emmense collection of public archives photographs. A quick search through the photographs that have already had subject tags added, found what may be the first ever photographed underwater poker game!
Photographed in May 1951, the 4x5" b&w photograph show an underwater poker game. the picture was taken at Weeki Wachee Springs in Florida, home of the famed breath-holding Weeki Wachee girls (in mermaid costumes). The photograph is part of Florida' Department of Commerce collection and is resident in Tallahassee, Florida.
According to the collection there is an accompanying note with the photo which reads "Dick & Shirley Woolery, Bud & Patsie Boyett, and Rudy & Thelma Halabuck. Poker game."

Comments

Online Roulette said…
An Underwater Pirates Poker Tournament highlighted the first-ever Key Largo Pirates Fest Saturday, Oct. 18, in the Florida Keys.
Free Slots Web said…
The Underwater Pirates Poker Tournament was played 30 feet beneath the surface of the in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary with scuba divers donning pirate costumes.
Maria said…
Take a dive, choose your cards under the water hoping for the best "poker" hand to win great prizes! In thousands of dollars in prizes will be awarded!
chemotherapy said…
According to the collection there is an accompanying note with the photo which reads "Dick & Shirley Woolery, Bud & Patsie Boyett, and Rudy & Thelma Halabuck. Poker game."
gynexin said…
According to the collection there is an accompanying note with the photo which reads "Dick & Shirley Woolery, Bud & Patsie Boyett, and Rudy & Thelma Halabuck. Poker game."
Anonymous said…
Everyone loves what you guys are usually up too.

This kind of clever work and exposure! Keep up the fantastic works guys I've included you guys to my own blogroll.
my page: online Poker game
Then, donning scuba gear, they dive into the water where they will play in the first underwater poker game.
first-ever underwater poker champion in the Interpoker.com Extreme Poker event. .... variety of different poker games and variations

Popular posts from this blog

Sublimnos - Muse for James Cameron

America Wild. The name of a movie, a metaphor for the star!

SCUBA DIVING INSPIRES UNDERWATER TATTOOS (AND TOE NAIL POLISH)