The Shell Road, Biloxi, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

Detroit Photographing Co.

Description

This color postcard features a white shell road with wooden fence, piers, trees and utility poles on the left. A lighthouse is seen on the far end of the street. The title in the lower left reads "The Shell Road, Biloxi, Miss." Copyright information is listed in the lower right. An inscription is handwritten along the bottom. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for address placement. A red one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right and the card is postmarked twice. The first postmark is Biloxi, Mississippi, July 20, 1906 and the second is New Orleans, Louisiana, July 20, 1906. The card is addressed to Miss F. Robertson in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Transcription

Truly your Elma Adam

Publication Date

7-20-1906

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Streets; Biloxi, MS

Geographic Location

Biloxi, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_The-Shell-Road-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