Name/Title
Sloppy Joe's BarEntry/Object ID
2016.22.0898Description
Postcard depicting Sloppy Joe's Bar at 201 Duval Street. Notation on verso, 'Sloppy Joe's Bar...This nationally renowned landmark has been located on the corner of Greene and Duval Streets in Old Town Key West for over 45 years. Ernest Hemingway and Josie 'Sloppy Joe' Russell spent numerous hours in the bar doing 'research' for some of 'Papas' most famous novels. Russell, the original owner of Sloppy Joe's, was immortalized as the protagonist Harry Morgan in Hemingway's classic, To Have and Have Not.'Subject Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCollection
Postcard CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photochrome (1930-Present)Place Published
City
MiamiState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
circa 1970Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionCondition
Grade 3 Very Good