Driftwood Motel, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

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Description

This color advertisement postcard features the exterior of the Driftwood Motel, depicting a large arrow sign in front of the hotel baring the motel name and advertising free room TV, pool, and other amenities. A mid-century car is parked beneath the motel portico. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for postage stamp placement. The description in the upper left reads "New and Most Modern Driftwood Motel Hiway [sic] 90--Bay St. Louis, Miss. 26 Ultra-Modern Rooms. Tub and Shower."

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

Thos. Dunne Co.

Time Period

1890-1999

Subjects

Postcards; Motels; Bay St. Louis, MS; Restaurants; Advertising postcards

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Driftwood-Motel_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