Mississippi Coast Region

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Contributor

Barber, H. R.

Description

This postcard features a color illustration of sailboats on the open water under a cloudy moonlit sky. The card title along the top reads "A beautiful Moonlight Scene on the Gulf, the Most Peaceful Body of Water on Earth". The bottom of the card reads "Scene on the Gulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Miss." The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. Evelyn Danjis (Daryis?) in San Francisco, California. A one cent postage stamp is in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked "Mobile, Ala. Jun 22, 1933". The card is inscribed and The numbers "57, 19680" and .50 are written in pencil in various places along the top of the card.

Transcription

Greetings from the far south. Hope everything is well with you. We are having a lovely time. Love, Charlotte

Publication Date

6-22-1933

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Postcards; Gulfport, MS; Mexico, Gulf of; Gulf Coast (MS); Sailboats in art

Geographic Location

Gulfport, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_A-Beautiful-Moonlight-Scene-on-the-Gulf_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.

A Beautiful Moonlight Scene on the Gulf, The Most Peaceful Body of Water on Earth, Scene on the Gulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Mississippi

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