Section of Nine Mile Bay Waveland Sea Wall, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

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Description

This color postcard features a sea wall along the coast. The title along the top of the card reads "Section of 9 Mile Bay Waveland Sea Wall, Bay St. Louis, Miss." The description along the bottom reads "Garden of the Riviera." 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 New Orleans, Louisiana April 2, 1931. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mr. Dane Nims in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Alright, be a ham and don't write!! The gulf is perfectly beautiful. Staying here til Monday. All Tulane and Newcomb are here. Best love, [signature cut off]

Publication Date

4-2-1931

Publisher

Beach Drug Store

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Postcards; Sea-walls; Bay St. Louis, Miss

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Section-of-9-Mile-Bay-Waveland_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