Mississippi Coast Region

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Description

This color postcard features an iron gated entrance to the Inn-By-The Sea. The entrance features a clay tile overhang, foliage, and an ornate concrete planter. The title at the bottom of the card reads "Cloistered Entrance to Sea Court--Inn-By-The-Sea, Pass Christian, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information. A green one cent stamp is located in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Pass Christian, Miss. Jan. 18, 1936. The description in the upper left reads "Inn by the Sea--A delightful Inn and cottages among the pines and moss-hung live oaks, beside the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico, open every day in the year." The inscription reads "The Sunny South awaits you." The card is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Kern in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Publication Date

1-18-1936

Publisher

Gulfport Printing Co.

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels; Pass Christian, MS

Geographic Location

Pass Christian, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Cloistered-Entrance-to-Sea-Court_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.

Cloistered Entrance to the Sea Court at Inn-By-The-Sea, Pass Christian, Mississippi

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