Post Office, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a white cinderblock building with a United States Flag flying from the roof. "Post Office" is lettered above the door and a sign for Bay St. Louis Post Office is on a post out front a the sidewalk. Four men in dark suits are standing on the sidewalk in front of the postcard. The title in the upper left corner reads "Post Office, Bay St. Louis, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher and artist information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, June 22, 1917. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. D. Henry in San Antonio, Texas.

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6/22/17 Dear Fannie, We are at present at the Bay with Lillie. How are all the folks? Lillie joins us in sending love to all. Aunts Lou and Bella

Publication Date

1910

Publisher

L. A. Demontiluzin Sons

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Post Offices; Bay St. Louis, MS

Geographic Location

Bay St. Louis, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Post-Office-Bay-St-Louis-Miss_001

Source

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