Name/Title
Greetings from Key West FloridaEntry/Object ID
2023.11.0067Description
Postcard depicting a Key West sunrise at Smathers Beach on top and an aerial view of Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas on the bottom. Notation on verso, 'An aerial view of Fort Jefferson, a Civil War fort, once described as the Gibraltar of the Caribbean, is reached by boat and seaplane from Key West. This is the famous Shark Key of movie fame. It was here that Dr. Samuel Mudd, who treated the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth, was incarcerated. Booth was the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Mudd was later exonerated.'Subject Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeIsland
Dry TortugasCollection
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
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeDate Published
circa 1980Primary Language
EnglishCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionCondition
Grade 2 Excellent