Bennie French Bathing Beach

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Description

This color postcard features people swimming in the water, lounging on the beach, and standing on a pier. Structures and trees are depicted in the background with clouds overhead. The title at the bottom of the card reads, "Bennie French Bathing Beach---Henderson Point, Miss. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for stamp and address placement. The description in the upper left reads "Bennie French Tavern--Henderson Point, Miss.--Just east of Bay St. Louis Bridge King of Mixed Drinks ... Fine Foods ... Delicious Seafood Dinners ... Entertainment of All Kinds.

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

Gulfport Printing Co.

Time Period

1890-1999

Subjects

Postcards; Beaches; Henderson Point, MS

Geographic Location

Henderson Point, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Bennie-French-Bathing-Beach_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