Fort Jefferson

Name/Title

Fort Jefferson

Entry/Object ID

1990.01.0029

Description

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 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

Condition

Good