Florida East Coast Railway workers' houseboat

Name/Title

Florida East Coast Railway workers' houseboat

Entry/Object ID

0000.00.0587

Description

Quarter boat #3, at Long Key Viaduct, in July of 1906. Workmen were quartered on these boats during the construction of the Florida East Coast Railway's Overseas Extension to Key West. During the storm of 1909 one of these boats was blown out to sea with considerable loss of life.

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Notes

Date: July, 1906 Medium: B&W

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair