United States Veteran's Administration Facility, Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This color postcard features a five story white building with several trees and a sidewalk in front. The title in the upper right reads "U. S. Veteran's Administration Facility, Biloxi, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for postage stamp placement. A description in the upper left of the card reads "The Domiciliary Barracks is one of the principal buildings at the new U. S. National Soldiers Home at Biloxi, Miss. The Home has a frontage of two miles on the Back Bay of Biloxi and is situated among beautiful evergreen trees. The Home is open to the Veterans of all wars in which the United States has participated." The date "Sept. 25, 1961" is written on the top right side of the card.

Publication Date

9-25-1961

Publisher

Curteich

Time Period

1960-1969

Subjects

Postcards; Veterans' homes; Biloxi, MS

Geographic Location

Biloxi, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_US-Veterans-Adminstration-Faculity-Biloxi-Miss_001

Source

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