Name/Title
F.E.C. Train Following Labor Day HurricaneEntry/Object ID
2021.15.0239Description
Black and white photograph of a Florida East Coast Railway train on the tracks following the Labor Day Hurricane. Caption on verso, 'Upper Matecumbe Key after the hurricane that struck on Labor Day, 1935. This is a close-up view of the boxcar Wilbur Jones of Tallahassee, FL and other men were trapped in during the storm. The escape hole they created by chopping out a ventilator with an ax is in the bottom middle of the left car's roof.'Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Florida East Coast RailwaySubject Place
City
Matecumbe KeyState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
Florida East Coast Railway Collection (Overseas Railway Extension)Made/Created
Date made
circa September 1935Time Period
20th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
Very Good