First train at Key West, Florida, 1912 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: First train at Key West, Florida, 1912, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Arrival of first train at Key West, Fla., over sea, Florida East Coast R. R., Jan. 22, [19]12
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First train at Key West, Florida, 1912
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Key West, Florida, in 1912 was a island port at the end of a long chain of keys, and that January the first passenger train rolled onto the island over Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad, which had been built across the Florida Keys from the mainland. The line replaced a slow route by steamer and mail boat, and islanders had waited years for it. Key West's economy still rested largely on cigar making, carried on by Cuban and Spanish-speaking workers in factories around the town, along with fishing, shipping, and the Navy's presence at its naval station. The railroad promised to bring fresh goods, tourists, and quicker mail, and residents took pride in the connection to the mainland. A hurricane in 1935 later destroyed much of the overseas line, and the highway that replaced it followed much of the same route.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Creator | harris co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Florida |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,698 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Arrival of first train at Key West, Fla., over sea, Florida East Coast R. R., Jan. 22, [19]12 |
| Reference | FL First train at Key West 1912 |
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