Moonlight Over the Gulf of Mexico

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Description

This color postcard features a bright moon over the water of the Gulf of Mexico with a road, trees, and a pier also pictured. The title reads "Beautiful Moonlight on the Guld of Mexico, Waveland, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information. A one cent postage stamp is in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked "Waveland, Dec. 20, 1938". The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Mary Margaret Grass, Friars Point, Miss.

Transcription

Dear Mary Margaret, This is that moon Elizabeth is always talking about. Worth bragging about, don't you think? Catherine

Publication Date

12-20-1938

Publisher

C.T. American Art

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Postcards; Waveland, MS

Geographic Location

Waveland, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Beautiful-Moonlight-on-the-Gulf-of-Mexico_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