Name/Title
Presidential GatesEntry/Object ID
2018.09.0015Description
Postcard depicting the Presidential Gates in Key West. Description on verso reads, 'Presidential Gates at Key West. Key West belles in old Key West dress look at the Presidential Gates of the U.S. Naval Station. These gates are open only when a president or other well known dignitary comes to visit Key West Naval Station. Nineteen presidents have visited Key West including Grant, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy. Truman's famous Little White House is only two blocks through the gates and officers quarters line both sides of the driveway.' Message on verso reads, 'Dear Mary, visiting for a few days with one of my cousins and her husband. Some good old Methodist people, they are the best loving people. Love & blessings, Mary Neese.'Collection
Postcard CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Gulf Stream Card & Distributing CompanyDate made
1960 - 1974Notes
Date: c1970sLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
