Beautiful Palm-Lined Drive in Navy Yard, Key West, Florida

Beautiful Palm-Lined Drive in Navy Yard, Key West, Florida: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Beautiful Palm-Lined Drive in Navy Yard, Key West, Florida

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Beautiful Palm-Lined Drive in Navy Yard, Key West, Florida

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.0221

Description

Postcard depicting a road lined by palm trees at Navy Station Key West. The caption reads, ‘Beautiful Palm-Lined Drive in Navy Yard, Key West, Florida’. The description on the verso reads, ‘In the Navy Yard is a wealth of notable trees, the rare Geiger tree, prodigal with scarlet blossoms and discovered to the botanical world by the sketch Audubon made of it as a background for a painting of the white-crowned Cuban Pigeon; the 'Sausage Tree' and many others.’

Subject Person/Organization

United States Navy

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

Linen (1930-1945)

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition

Grade 3 Very Good