Oversea Highway

Name/Title

Oversea Highway

Entry/Object ID

1988.01.0160

Description

Postcard depicting a highway over the water. The caption reads, ‘Oversea Highway to Key West, Florida, looking southwest from lower Matecumbe’. The description on the verso reads, 'Built over the old Florida East Coast Railway viaducts, this engineering marvel, the New Overseas Highway, connects Key West to the mainland, thus eliminating a ferry gap of 20 miles, leaving traffic unimpeded.'

Subject Place

City

Matecumbe Key

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Linen (1930-1945)

Place Published

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Printer

Tichnor Brothers Inc.

Place Printed

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Condition

Good