Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This color postcard features a front view of half of the Great Southern Hotel and the trees on the lawn in front. The hotel is four stories tall with a red roof lined with dormer windows. The card is inscribed along the top. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi, April 7, 1912. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mr. Phil R. Wilhoite in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Transcription

[front of the postcard] This is where we on stopping. Am glad we decided on Gulfport,--really like it better than Florida [sic] [back of the postcard] Easter Greetings Henry Holeman Gulfport, Miss 4/16/12

Publication Date

4-7-1912

Publisher

Chilton Company

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Green-Hotel-with-Red-Roof_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Gulfport Subcollection

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Great Southern Hotel, Half the Front and Lawn, Gulfport, Mississippi

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