Name/Title
Locomotive on Railway Following Labor Day HurricaneEntry/Object ID
2021.15.0237Description
Black and white photograph of a Florida East Coast Railway locomotive on the tracks following the Labor Day Hurricane. Caption on verso, 'Upper Matecumbe Key after the hurricane that struck on Labor Day, 1935. This view shows the locomotive of the train sent to rescue the veterans. Number 447 was a 4-8-2 type with cylinders measuring 26" by 28" and drivers over 6' in diameter. It was built in 1926 and weighed more than 160 tons, which is the reason it withstood the storm surge and remained on the tracks.'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
Very GoodCopyright
Type of License
Non-Exclusive LicenseCopyright Holder
Florida State Archives