Name/Title
The Highway that Goes to SeaEntry/Object ID
2021.07.0012Description
Linen postcard depicting the Overseas Highway. The caption reads, ‘The Highway that Goes to Sea Heading for the Southernmost City, Key West, Florida'. The description on the verso reads, 'The new Overseas Highway constructed on the former roadbed of the Overseas Railway, abandoned after its partial destruction in 1935, links the mainland to Key West, the Southernmost City in the United States.'Subject Place
City
Pigeon KeyCounty
MonroeState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
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
Linen (1930-1945)Place Published
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroePrinter
Tichnor Brothers Inc.Place Printed
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
Mar 12, 1946, 6 PMPostmark Place
City
MiamiState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaAddressee
Name
Ethelreda C. RowlandAddress
Street
12837 Maple AvenueCity
Blue IslandState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaPrimary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
Dear Ethelreda! I am going golfing to day with the Rogues all O.K. Love Mother & DadLanguage
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionCondition
Grade 4 Good
