Name/Title
Conch Tour TrainEntry/Object ID
2024.24.0239Description
Postcard depicting a Conch Tour Train on North Roosevelt Boulevard. Notation on verso, '64 passenger conch tour train in Key West, Florida. Operates conducted lecture tours daily on the historic Island City. The train passes more than 60 points of interests, running from the Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico. Key West is the nation's southernmost city and the only town in the U.S.A. that has never had a frost in the history of the Weather Bureau.'Subject 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
Photochrome (1930-Present)Place Published
City
HawthorneState/Province
New JerseyCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
circa 1965Printer
Florida Natural Color, Inc.Place Printed
City
MiamiState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPhotographer
Swift, EdPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
February 20, 1968Postmark Place
City
Fort LauderdaleState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaStamp
5 centsAddressee
Name
Mr. Stanley FurnerAddress
Street
R.F.H.City
HazardvilleState/Province
ConnecticutZip/Postal Code
06036Primary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
Tuesday - Norma and I had a ride on this train around Key West. Go back to Miami Wed. MildredLanguage
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
