Name/Title
Convent of Mary Immaculate, Key WestEntry/Object ID
1987.01.0036Description
Postcard depicting the convent. The caption reads, ‘Key West, Florida, Convent of Mary Immaculate’. The message on the front of the card reads, ‘October 23, 1907, My Dear Helen: Will leave here for Texas tonight. Pop’. Notation on verso, ‘Convent of Mary Immaculate. Key West possesses in the Convent of Mary Immaculate, under direction of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, one of the largest boarding and day schools in the South. The ____ siding, erected in 1874, and enlarged ___. The grounds are extensive ___.’ The card is addressed to Miss Helen Marehey, corner of Atlantic and Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, and is postmarked Key West, October 24, 1907.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
Undivided Back (1901-1907)Place Published
Country
GermanyRegion
Central EuropeContinent
EuropePostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
Oct 23, 1907Dimensions
Height
3-1/8 inWidth
5-1/2 in
