Depot and Conch Tour Train

Depot and Conch Tour Train: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Depot and Conch Tour Train

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Depot and Conch Tour Train

Entry/Object ID

2024.24.0240

Description

Postcard depicting a Conch Tour Train parked at the depot on Front Street. Notation on verso, 'Depot and Conch Tour Train, Key West, Florida. The famous 64 passenger Conch Tour Trains operate several conducted lecture tours daily. Passing over 60 points of interest, these sight seeing trains from from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. This historic old town is the nation's southernmost city and the only tropical city in the continental U.S.A.'

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

Photochrome (1930-Present)

Place Published

City

Hawthorne

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Date Published

circa 1960

Printer

Florida Natural Color, Inc.

Place Printed

City

Miami

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

November 21, 1963 3:20PM

Postmark Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Stamp

4 cents

Addressee

Name

Mrs. H.F. Hofstedt

Address

Street
307 Lexington Street
City
Auburndale
State/Province
Massachusetts

Primary Language

English

Transcription

Transcription

Sorry you are not with. You would enjoy the weather and we could have taken a ride on this rig. Plan to start back this afternoon. Dad.

Language

English

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in