Name/Title
Knights Key Dock from Knights Key BridgeEntry/Object ID
2021.15.0067Description
Black and white photograph of Calvin E. Oak standing on Knights Key Bridge. Caption reads, 'This was the southern terminus of the Florida East Coast Railway, where P&O steamships arrived from and sailed for Havana, Cuba, daily from February 1908 to January 1912. P&O S.S. Co boats using this dock regularly were OLIVETTE, MASCOTTE, MIAMI, in winter season GOV. COBB. There was a U.S. Post Office on Knights Key Dock from Apr 13, 1908 until Jan 31, 1912. World's biggest fish (26,000 lbs) caught off Knights Key Bridge at this point in June 1912 by Capt. Charlie Thompson of Miami.'Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Florida East Coast RailwayCollection
Florida East Coast Railway Collection (Overseas Railway Extension)Made/Created
Date made
circa 1908 - circa 1912Time Period
20th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
Very GoodCopyright
Type of License
Non-Exclusive LicenseCopyright Holder
Anderson, CharlesNotes
Anderson Files 2-73-0013 Corliss