Name/Title
Florida East Coast Railway TrainEntry/Object ID
2021.15.0242Description
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 from the south, and shows the wreckage of the train sent to rescue the veterans. At the extreme right is a man standing on the highway. To his left are the remains of the store that served as the Islamorada Post Office. The train station stood at the intersection of the road/tracks. The ruins of a house stand above the train.'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