Name/Title
Oversea Highway to Key West, Fla., Looking S.W. from Lower MatecumbeEntry/Object ID
2024.24.0056Description
Postcard depicting Oversea Highway to Key West, Fla., looking S. W. from Lower Matecumbe. Showing Channel No. 2, Craig and Channel No. 5. Notation on verso, 'Spanning great reaches at tropic ocean, the Overseas Highway links the Florida Keys with a ribbon of concrete ending at Key West, America's southernmost city. This modern motor highway follows the roadbed of Henry M. Flagler's Historic Overseas Railway.'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
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPrinter
Gulf Stream Card & Distributing CompanyPlace Printed
City
MiamiState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
Dec. 29, 1952 2 PMPostmark Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeStamp
2 centsAddressee
Name
Mrs. J. H. WhentzelAddress
Street
20 Matson St.City
SprintfieldState/Province
Pa.Primary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
Dear Nellie, We are on a vacation here. We are with some friends from town. We are going to Miami for a few days. May & JohnLanguage
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
