MC-8--Old Fort Massachusetts on Ship Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Authors

Files

Contributor

Curt Teich and Company, Inc

Description

This color postcard features the old Fort Massachusetts on Ship Island, a D shaped structure with an American flag pole in the center and three smaller buildings next to it. The title across the top reads "MC-8--Old Fort Massachusetts on Ship Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publication information as well as indication for postage stamp placement. The description in the upper left corner reads "Built by Union Forces during the War Between the States, the old Fort was used to hold 5,860 Confederate prisoners under negro guards."

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

Emrich News Agency

Time Period

1890-1999

Subjects

Postcards; Ship Island (MS); Fort Massachusetts (MS); Forts

Geographic Location

Ship Island, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Old-Fort-Massachusetts_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Gulf Coast Sub-Collection

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 reproduce is required.

Contact Information

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

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University