Name/Title
USS MAINE Monument at Key West CemeteryEntry/Object ID
2019.20.0013Description
Linen postcard depicting the USS MAINE Monument at Key West Cemetery. The caption reads, ‘Maine Monument, Erected in Honor of the Sailors Sunk in Havana Harbor, Key West, Florida'. The description on the verso reads, 'The Maine Monument in the Key West City Cemetery. Here, and in Arlington are buried the victims of the sinking of the U.S. Battleship "Maine" in Havana Harbor on March 15, 1898. The flag pole is part of the mast taken from the "Maine". Here repose bodies recovered from the sunken wreck.' The message on the verso reads, ‘Hello Gals, Arrived in K.W. at 10:45. Made 2 stops, too. We found Edna Mae very easy, then rode one block to Coral G. gates and in just a few minutes were back on #1 so it wasn't out of the way at all. I just got to work at 7:10 so that I would write before I start to work. Thanks for a nice weekend. Hope I can 'do it again,' chickie. Love Marion.' Addressed to Mrs. Lily Wolstenholme, 1932 Filmore Street, Hollywood, Florida and is postmarked Key West, March 31, 1942.Subject Person/Organization
United States NavySubject 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 CommunicationDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
