Name/Title
USS MAINE MonumentEntry/Object ID
1987.01.0215Description
Postcard depicting the USS MAINE Monument in Key West cemetery. The caption reads, ‘Maine Monument erected in honor of the sailors sunk in Havana Harbor, Key West, Florida’. Notation on verso, 'The Maine Monument in the Key West City Cemetery. Here and in Arlington are buried the victims of the sinking of the U.S. Battleship "Maine" in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898. The flag pole is part of the mast taken from the 'Maine'. Here repose bodies recovered from the sunken wreck.'Subject Person/Organization
United States NavySubject Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCollection
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)Dimensions
Height
5-1/2 inWidth
3-1/2 in