Name/Title
Florida East Coast Railway TrainEntry/Object ID
2021.15.0271Description
Black and white photograph of the Florida East Coast Railway train blown off the tracks by the Labor Day Hurricane near Islamorada. Caption on verso, 'Upper Matecumbe Key after the hurricane that struck on Labor Day, 1935. This view is looking northeast over the railroad tracks, and shows the wreckage of the train sent to rescue the veterans. To the right of the 2nd & 3rd cares from the top are the remains of the train station at Islamorada. Wilbur Jones of Tallahassee, FL and other men were trapped in the boxcars laying under the 4th & 5th cars of the rescue train. Note locomotive at bottom.'Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Florida East Coast RailwaySubject Place
City
Matecumbe KeyState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
Florida East Coast Railway Collection (Overseas Railway Extension)Made/Created
Date made
circa September 1935Time 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
GoodCopyright
Type of License
Non-Exclusive LicenseCopyright Holder
Florida State Archives