Name/Title
Overseas HighwayEntry/Object ID
2020.16.0003Description
Linen postcard depicting the Overseas Highway. The caption reads, ‘Overseas Highway to Key West, Florida, looking S.W. from lower Matecumbe'. Description on the verso, '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 AmericaDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in