Name/Title
Fort JeffersonEntry/Object ID
1990.01.0029Description
Postcard depicting Fort Jefferson, an island fort outside of Key West, Florida. The description on the verso reads, 'Fort Jefferson. "Shark Island" of movie fame. 63 miles west of Key West. Where Dr. Samuel Mudd, who set the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth, slayer of President Lincoln, was imprisoned. Bird Key, in background, is the nesting place of thousands of sooty terns which fly up from South America every spring.'Collection
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 Communication