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Beach and shrimp boat harbor, Key West, FL, 1973

Subjects
Beaches & CoastlinesShips & BoatsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1973 (Modern)
Front of Beach and shrimp boat harbor, Key West, FL, 1973, c. 1973 chrome postcard
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Back of Beach and shrimp boat harbor, Key West, FL, 1973, c. 1973 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

A split-view chrome postcard: the upper half shows a crowded beach with sunbathers, umbrellas, and palm trees; the lower half shows a harbor filled with shrimp boats docked at piers. A diagonal white band across the center reads 'Greetings from KEY WEST, FLORIDA Southernmost City of the U.S.A.'

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello folks: We are here about the furthest south I guess that you can get in U.S.A. We took a week-end and came to Key West We went for a tour there and stayed at Marathon where Diane & family stayed 1½ yrs ago. Write you soon - Mom & Dad

PublisherKoppel Color Cards
Greetings from KEY WEST, FLORIDA Southernmost City of the U.S.A. Beautiful stretches of wide sandy beach and picturesque shrimp boats nestling snugly in the harbor are contrasting but typical scenes of Key West, Florida.
PostmarkedMarathon, FL, May 26, 1973
Stamp
Addressed to
The Harlan Elmore's

25054 Stanford Dearborn Heights, MI 48125

Postcard record

Postmarked, Marathon, FL
PublisherKoppel Color Cards
Series20167
ConditionVery good
Place addressedThe Harlan Elmore's, 25054 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, MI, 48125
Place depictedKey West, FL
Place mentionedKey West, FL
PublisherKoppel Color Cards, Hawthorne, NJ
Stamp8c Dwight D. Eisenhower, pink
NotesChrome-era color; diagonal white banner; no white border; light surface wear/speckling. Postmark: MARATHON MAY 26 1973 FLA. (boxed MARATHON SHORES BRANCH cancel). Chrome-era divided-back card, glossy, white border. Koppel Color Cards imprint. Light edge wear.

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Beach and shrimp boat harbor, Key West, FL, 1973, postcard, c. 1973. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/beach-and-shrimp-boat-harbor-key-west-fl-1973. Accessed November 2, 2026.