Overseas Highway over Pigeon Key, Between the Mainland and Key West, Florida
Entry/Object ID
2024.24.0081
Description
Postcard depicting Overseas Highway over Pigeon Key, between the Mainland and Key West, Florida. Notation on verso, 'Spanning great reaches 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
Pigeon Key
County
Monroe
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
Chicago
State/Province
Illinois
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Date Published
circa 1950
Photographer
Wright, Hamilton
Postmark
Date and Time of Postmark
March 20, 1953
Postmark Place
City
St. Petersburg
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Stamp
3 cents
Addressee
Name
Dell Brown
Address
City
Edinboro
State/Province
Pa.
Primary Language
English
Transcription
Transcription
Like it here in St. Pete and this I think will be the right spot to live. Chas. H.
