Name/Title
F.E.C. Train Following Labor Day HurricaneEntry/Object ID
2021.15.0240Description
Black and white photograph of a Florida East Coast Railway train on the tracks following the Labor Day Hurricane. Caption on verso, 'Upper Matecumbe Key after the hurricane that struck on Labor Day, 1935. This view shows the boxcar Wilbur Jones of Tallahassee, FL and other men were trapped in during the storm. The car was turned on its side by the storm surge blocking the only unlocked doors. The water filled the inside of the car and almost drowned them. After the water receded, they escaped by chopping out a ventilator with an ax (bottom middle of car's roof).'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 Good