Holly Bluff Gardens Lagoon, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Hinman, C.

Description

This color postcard features the lagoon at Holly Bluff Gardens surrounded by trees and landscaping. A man in a hat is depicted standing on a small bridge. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard. A purple three cent Statue of Liberty postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi Jun. 20, 1956. "1.50" is written in pencil between the postmark and stamp. The description in the upper left reads "The beautiful lagoon at Holly Bluff Garden is surrounded by colorful azaleas, camellias and other native flowers and shrubs at this Mississippi Gulf Coast beauty spot. Ektachrome by C. Hinman". The card is inscribed and addressed to The Ben Longs in Toledo, Ohio.

Transcription

Hello: the Gulf Coast is beautiful. We drove over to Biloxi yesterday. We're visiting different spots over the state so we're on the go all time. [sic] Keeping on schedule tho [sic] so will be leaving for home next Mon. or Tues. Mrs. Ammons, Mary and Carly.

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

Emrich News Agency

Time Period

1890-1999

Subjects

Postcards; Gardens; Bay St. Louis, MS

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Holly-Bluff-Gardens-Lagoon_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