Train Coming Into Clewiston Celebration Opening of Railroad

Permanent Link:

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Material Information

Title:

Train Coming Into Clewiston Celebration Opening of Railroad

Series Title:

Claude Matlack Photograph Collection

Creator:

Matlack, Claude Carson ( Photographer )

Publication Date:

1921-09-07

Physical Location:

Photographic print filed by number in the Matlack Collection.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Railroads
Clewiston (Fla.)
Everglades (Fla.)

Genre:

Photographs

Spatial Coverage:

Florida--Clewiston

Coordinates:

26.7516829201625 x -80.9393477441879

Notes

Abstract:

In 1921-1922 the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was extended from Moore Haven to Sand Point, on Lake Okeechobee. For the occasion, the tiny Sand Point community was named Clewiston, after A. C. Clewis, who had financed the railway construction. ( en )

General Note:

From the Claude Matlack Photograph Collection at HistoryMiami. Collection No. HMA0362.

Record Information

Source Institution:

HistoryMiami Museum

Holding Location:

HistoryMiami Museum

Rights Management:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Resource Identifier:

Matlack 74-31 ( HistoryMiami )
FI22091681

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

HistoryMiami Museum
Claude Matlack Photograph Collection