Name/Title
Sunset, Overseas Highway, Florida KeysEntry/Object ID
2023.11.0088Description
Postcard depicting people swimming at Bahia Honda State Park with the bridge in the background during sunset. Notation on verso, 'The highest bridge in the Overseas Highway system rising 65 feet over the water. All of these bridges are built on what was formerly the road bed for the Florida East Coast Railway, which connected Key West with the mainland and was completed in the early 1900s. The Labor Day hurricane of 1935 destroyed the railroad, and the road bed was offered to the state for use as a highway, which was completed in 1942.'Subject Place
City
Bahia Honda 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
Photochrome (1930-Present)Place Published
City
MiamiState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPrinter
John Hinde LimitedPlace Printed
City
DublinCountry
IrelandRegion
Western EuropeContinent
EuropePhotographer
Ludwig, ElmarDimensions
Height
4-1/8 inWidth
5-7/8 inCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionCondition
Grade 3 Very Good