Name/Title
The "Bahama House," Key West, FloridaEntry/Object ID
2024.24.0111Description
Postcard depicting the "Bahama House," in Key West, Florida. Notation on verso, 'The Bahama House, built in the Bahamas many years ago, it has long been a landmark in Key West. The fact that its morticed and pinioned timbers were taken apart in the place of its origin, transported in schooners and erected here, has given rise to the weird legend that it was floated here a la Noah's Ark.'Collection
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
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
1946Postmark Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeStamp
1 centAddress
City
South DaytonState/Province
New YorkPrimary Language
EnglishTranscription
Hi Folks. The house you see here is a palace compared to the common one, you see here. The old chicken house we had on the farm is better than some of the, just down here over the weekend will write later in the week. ClydeDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
