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Metadata
Object Name |
License, Sporting |
Catalog Number |
2017.129.59 |
Date |
1963 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-2.375 W-3.625 D-0.063 inches |
Description |
This is a Kentucky fishing license (part a) in a small brown envelope (part a). Part a is Kentucky License for Resident Statewide Fishing printed on green paper. The left side of the license is reserved for the license issuer. The license was issued by Earl Cromwell of Smithland, Kentucky, who used a stamp to mark his name and contact information on the blank "issued by" lines. There is a statement on the bottom of the left side of the license that reads "I certify that I am a legal resident of Kentucky, having lived here one year prior to this date, and am therefore entitled by law to purchase a resident license." The license is signed by Darrell Posey. The bottom left edge of the license reads, "$3.25 / Not Tranferable (sic.) / Expires Dec. 31, 1963." The right side of the license reads "KENTUCKY LICENSE / RESIDENT STATEWIDE FISHING / NO. 23751." The license is dated July 10 and was issued to Darrell Posey. The license notes that his hometown was Henderson, and that he was 16 years old, 5' 4" tall, weighed 130 pounds, and had blue eyes and brown hair. The Commissioner of Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources signed his name along the bottom edge. The envelope (part b) is made of brown paper with black text. Darrell Posey's name is inscribed along the top edge of the flag. An inscription below reads, "HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE / THIS FOLDER IS GIVEN YOU FOR / PROTECTING YOUR LICENSE. / WE SINCERELY HOPE YOU HAVE A / GOOD HUNTING AND FISHING SEASON / COMPLIMENT OF / SOUTHERN BELL TEL. & TEL. CO." The interior of the envelope lists the Conservation Pledge and a reminder to be careful with firearms, matches, and fires as fire cause interruptions to telephone services. The back side of envelope reminds the owner that the telephone company tries to offer people the best telephone service and asks sportsmen to not shoot down cables, wires, or glass insulators. |
Notes |
Dr. Darrell A. Posey (1947-2001) was born and raised in Henderson, Kentucky. He developed a love for science (particularly insects) while he was in 4-H club and went on to win several state and national science fairs before college. Dr. Posey earned a B.S. in Entomology and an M.A. in anthropology from LSU. He also earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Georgia. Dr. Posey began his Kayapo studies in 1976 and returned to Brazil to work with the Kayapo in 1982. His studies in the 1980s were focused on an ethnobiobological research project focused on the Kayapo. In 1989 he founded the International Society for Ethnobiology. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Dr. Posey actively helped protect the rights of indigenous communities particularly the Kayapo whose land was being threatened by loggers, miners, and other deforestation projects. Dr. Posey died of a brain tumor in Oxford, England in 2001. |
Collection |
Darrell A. Posey Collection |
People |
Posey, Darrell Addison, 1947-2001 Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company |
Subjects |
Conservation of natural resources Fish Fishing Fishing & hunting gear Fishing industry Hunting Hunting & fishing clubs Licenses Shooting State parks & reserves Telecommunication cables Telecommunication lines Telecommunications industry Telephone companies Telephone industry Telephone lines Telephones |
Search Terms |
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |