Aerial View of Ernest Hemingway House and Panorama of Old Key West, Florida

Postcard

Key West Art & Historical Society

Aerial View of Ernest Hemingway House and Panorama of Old Key West, Florida

Name/Title

Aerial View of Ernest Hemingway House and Panorama of Old Key West, Florida

Entry/Object ID

2023.11.0101

Description

Postcard depicting the Ernest Hemingway house at 907 Whitehead Street taken from the top of the Key West Lighthouse. Notation on verso, 'Home of the noted Pulitzer Prize Winner, Ernest Hemingway, in the midst of old Key West homes. Mr. Hemingway wrote many famous novels in Key West including one about Key West 'To Have and Have Not', a tale of rum running and smuggling days. The Hemingway House is now a museum open to the public at 907 Whitehead Street.'

Subject Person/Organization

Hemingway, Ernest

Subject Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Collection

Postcard Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photochrome (1930-Present)

Place Published

City

Miami

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Printer

Curt Teich & Co.

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Condition

Grade 3 Very Good