Name/Title
The Highway that Goes to SeaEntry/Object ID
2019.20.0009Description
Linen postcard depicting the Overseas Highway. The caption reads, ‘The Highway that Goes to Sea Heading for the Southernmost City, Key West, Florida'. The description on the verso reads, 'The new Overseas Highway constructed on the former roadbed of the Overseas Railway, abandoned after its partial destruction in 1935, links the mainland to Key West, the Southernmost City in the United States.' The message on the verso reads, ‘When the evening sun is setting and I'm home from work you see, I get a little lonesome for a girl that sure loves me, but every other Sunday now don't forget it not, I'll be looking for my chicken wether [sic] its cold or hot. Best love until I see you. From Grandpa.' Addressed to Miss Marilyn Wolstenholm, 1932 Fillmore Street, Hollywood, Florida, and is postmarked Key West, February 5, 1942.Subject Place
City
Pigeon KeyCounty
MonroeState/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 CommunicationDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
