Mississippi Coast Region
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Description
This black and white postcard features a live oak tree on the edge of the beach surrounded by a wooden platform. Three young ladies in early twentieth century dresses are sitting in the branches of the tree. A pier is seen in the background. The title in the lower right reads "A Cozy Spot, Ocean Springs, Miss." 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 box is in the upper right corner where the postage stamp has been removed. The card is postmarked Ocean Springs, Mississippi, January 14, 1913. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Hattie Mills in Danville, Illinois.
Transcription
Miss Mills This is a card of the big liv oak trees that are green all the year. Alice Wolfe [sic]
Publication Date
1-14-1913
Publisher
Wm. Abraham
Time Period
1910-1919
Subjects
Postcards; Live Oak Trees; Ocean Springs, MS
Geographic Location
Ocean Springs, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_A-Cozy-Spot-Ocean-Springs-Miss_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Ocean Springs 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.
Recommended Citation
Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University