Name/Title
The John Dewey House on Greene StreetEntry/Object ID
2024.24.0272Description
Postcard depicting the John Dewey house on Greene Street in Key West, Florida. Notation on verso, 'Adjacent to the Audubon House is the recently restored cottage where the late John Dewey, well known educator of Columbia University, spent many of his declining years. Note the old Key West dormer windows and patio. Next to the cottage is the Telegraph building where Richard Harding Davis sent his wires during the Spanish American War. A beautiful flame tree is between the buildings and further down the street are other restored Greene Street buildings and Sloppy Joe's, where Ernest Hemingway often visited with his fishing friends.'Subject Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCollection
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
Photochrome (1930-Present)Place Published
City
MiamiState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
circa 1960Printer
Curt Teich & Co.Place Printed
City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPrimary Language
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in