Name/Title
Oversea HighwayEntry/Object ID
1988.01.0160Description
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 KeyState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
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 CommunicationPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Linen (1930-1945)Place Published
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroePrinter
Tichnor Brothers Inc.Place Printed
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America