The Ramada Inn, Poolside, Waveland, Mississippi

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Description

This color advertisement postcard features the poolside view of the Ramada Inn with the pool, umbrellas, lounge chairs, and a palm tree facing the two story hotel. Inscriptions are written in blue ink along the top of the card and several arrows are drawn to the various rooms of the hotel. "This section was badly damaged" is written in ink on the portion of the scene between the pool and the building. 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 "Ramada Inn, Waveland, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi--100 deluxe units--swimming pool, patio, air-conditioned, TV, lounge, golf, fishing, "Michael's Famous Restaurant." Near Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Test Facility (NASA). U.S. Highway 90 and State 603 (KILN RD.)"

Transcription

Here 4 days after you and C. Ray. WE STAYED HERE [sic] during the Hurricane Camille

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

Mississippi Monitor Pub.

Time Period

1890-1999

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels; Advertising postcards; Waveland, MS

Geographic Location

Waveland, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Waveland-Inn_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