Boat enters Lake Okeechobee Locks, c. 1940
Item
Title
Boat enters Lake Okeechobee Locks, c. 1940
Description
Caption reads "Boat Entering Locks, Lake Okeechobee, Fla. One of the drainage canals which assists in reclaiming four million acres of very rich and fertile land known as the 'Everglades.' These canals are also used for transportation and thousands of people are now living upon land that was once a trackless waste."
Source
Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.
Publisher
Albert Guionnaud (Palm Beach, Fla.)
Rights
No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
1 color postcard; 5.5x3.5 inches
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Thurlow-2025-039-postcards-082
2025.039
Coverage
Original Format
Postcard
Collection
Citation
Albert Guionnaud (Palm Beach, Fla.), “Boat enters Lake Okeechobee Locks, c. 1940,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/16482.