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April 5, 1940
The Wyandotte Herald
Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Fifteen-year-old Bill Littlewood displays his shell collection, gathered from Florida beaches and dealers, at the Wyandotte public library, inviting conchology enthusiasts to view it alongside mentions of famous national collections.
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LOCAL BOY DISPLAYS SHELL COLLECTION AT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Who ever came back from a walk on the beach without at least a handful of shells too irresistibly pretty or interesting to be left?
Bill Littlewood, a local boy of fifteen, who spent a year or more in Florida has become quite a shell collector. While walking on the beach when the tide was out Bill found many beautiful shells that had been cast upon the shore: there were barnacles, sand dollars, boat shells, worm shells, fighting conches, sea urchins, left handed whelks and many others; some he bought from Florida shell dealers.
His collection also includes octopi, fiddler crabs and dried sea horses.
Those who are interested in conchology are urged to drop in at the Wyandotte public library and see this remarkable collection.
There are in this country some very famous collections. They may be seen at the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, Academy of Sciences in Philadelphia, American Museum of Natural History of the city of New York, and Chicago has a fine collection in its Academy of Sciences.
Who ever came back from a walk on the beach without at least a handful of shells too irresistibly pretty or interesting to be left?
Bill Littlewood, a local boy of fifteen, who spent a year or more in Florida has become quite a shell collector. While walking on the beach when the tide was out Bill found many beautiful shells that had been cast upon the shore: there were barnacles, sand dollars, boat shells, worm shells, fighting conches, sea urchins, left handed whelks and many others; some he bought from Florida shell dealers.
His collection also includes octopi, fiddler crabs and dried sea horses.
Those who are interested in conchology are urged to drop in at the Wyandotte public library and see this remarkable collection.
There are in this country some very famous collections. They may be seen at the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, Academy of Sciences in Philadelphia, American Museum of Natural History of the city of New York, and Chicago has a fine collection in its Academy of Sciences.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Prodigy
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Shell Collection
Conchology
Wyandotte Library
Florida Shells
Bill Littlewood
What entities or persons were involved?
Bill Littlewood
Where did it happen?
Wyandotte Public Library
Story Details
Key Persons
Bill Littlewood
Location
Wyandotte Public Library
Story Details
Bill Littlewood, a fifteen-year-old local boy who spent time in Florida, collects and displays shells including barnacles, sand dollars, boat shells, worm shells, fighting conches, sea urchins, left-handed whelks, octopi, fiddler crabs, and dried sea horses at the Wyandotte public library.