Palm Trees in a Median, Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features a line of palm trees in the median between two sides of a street. Cars are seen parked on either side and buildings can be seen on the right. The title along the bottom of the postcard reads "Tropical Palms--Gulfport, Miss." The back of the postcard featuring a line of palm trees in a median identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Gulfport, Mississippi, April 14, 1938. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Catherine Stirewalt in Salisbury, North Carolina.

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April 14 Thanks for the letter. E and I are spending the annual vacation here. Stopped overnight in Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans. Hope you will be returning to N. York soon. Stella and Elmer

Publication Date

4-14-1938

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Postcards; Palm trees; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Tropical-Palms-Gulfport-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: Gulfport Subcollection

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

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