Name/Title
Letter from Melville Bing to ParentsEntry/Object ID
2024.08.0001aDescription
Page one of a three page typed letter on The Porter Dock Company letterhead from Melville Bing to his parents written after the Hurricane of 1919. Bing was an employee of the Porter Dock Company, Steamship Agents based in present-day Mallory Square. Bing describes the force of the storm and the subsequent damage in great detail.Subject Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCollection
Archive CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
Fair