Mississippi Coast Region
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Description
This color picture postcard features the Inn-By-The-Sea from across a pond. The Belfry Tower and landscaping are featured and seen in the reflection in the water. The title across the top right of the card reads "Inn By The Sea, Pass Christian". 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 Pass Christian, Mississippi, July 14, 1939. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. Tom Pittman in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Transcription
We have the most comfortable cottage and a beautiful yard full of trees, tennis courts, and badminton and everything to make the trip pleasant. We went directly to a real estate agent and he found us this right away. We were in N.O. at [?]
Publication Date
7-14-1939
Publisher
Curt Teich and Company, Inc
Time Period
1930-1939
Subjects
Postcards; Hotels; Pass Christian, MS
Geographic Location
Pass Christian, MS
Object Type
image
Format (original)
postcard
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_Inn-by-the-Sea-Pass-Christian-Miss-Grayscale_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